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Bengin Ahmad
بنکین أحمد
Born (1986-06-10) June 10, 1986 (age 38)
Aleppo, Syria
NationalitySyrian
Occupation(s)Artist, Photographer and Creative Director
Years active2007-present
Websitehttps://benginahmad.com/

Bengin Ahmad (Arabic: بنكين أحمد‎ ; Kurdish: Bengîn Ehmed), (born June 10, 1986, Aleppo, Syria) is a Syrian Kurdish Photographer and Creative Director, particularly known for his candid photographs of Horse & Equine, Architecture and also Portrait. He is the first Syrian and the first Kurdish who obtains a Crown Distinction at the Global Photographic Union (GPU).[1][2][3]

Biography

Bengin Ahmad was born on June 10, 1986, in Aleppo city in a Kurdish family, where he had the opportunity to explore the arts of diverse ethnicities and cultures of Aleppo people and Syrians. These aesthetic inspirations created his passion for Digital art, Graphic design, Animation and Filmmaking in addition to photography. He studied Geological Sciences at The University of Aleppo before moving to Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he worked as a creative director and continued his studies in Business Management. Since 2011 he has lived and worked both in Germany and Dubai, UAE.

Photography

In 2007, Bengin Ahmad has started his journey in photography. Aleppo's old streets, the city's citadel and people's portraits from different Syrian ethnicities were his first photography subjects.


In 2009, he held his first solo photography exhibition in Aleppo.[4] [5] Since then he has participated in many international photography exhibitions and contests where he achieved various awards and became an international award-winning photographer, and obtained the Crown 1 distinction from the Global Photographic Union – GPU.[1][2] [6][7][8]

His works have also been published in many international art magazines, newspapers and online media, such as ABC News,[9] the London Magazine,[10] HuffPost,[11][12] United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNIRC),[13] BBC,[14] Sputnik News,[15] Reason,[16] Samsung C&T Corporation,[17] ArchDaily[18] and more.

Art Philosophy

Bengin Ahmad considers that art and knowledge completing each other and this is the foundation of his designs and artworks including photography. He believes that innate knowledge can explain stories, that can't be told with words nor with human collective experiences, however, the acquired knowledge can enrich the interpretation of the artworks and share deeper stories.[2]

Faded Path by Bengin Ahmad

Bengin believes that photographic rules & themes are a great starting point, but he always aims to break those rules with creativity.[19] He uses the example of someone trying to learn writing with a pen on a paper, but by patience and experience, the creativity can lead to calligraphy that breaks many rules and introduces wonderful artworks.[2]

As Bengin Ahmad is passionate about composing music,[20] he assumes photography themes as different music genres, like someone who knows how to play different kinds, but some of those genres are close to his heart.

Equine Photography

One of the most potent topics in Bengin Ahmad's photography is Equine Photography. He travels to countries and places where horses are breaded and taken care of, such as UAE, Germany, Kurdistan of Iraq, Luxembourg, France to capture his desired shots.[19]

Bengin Ahmad the horse photography artist in action

He also delivers lectures and workshops on equine and horse photography, focusing on horses’ characteristics, tips and tricks within the technicalities of photographing them and creating a story around the artwork.[2]

He mostly captures horses without tack, halters, saddle or any accessory, as he believes that “freedom” is one of the most prominent characteristics of horses, hence, he releases them to capture them in their fullest freedom.


Bengin Ahmad during an equine photo shoot

People, Portraits & Street Photography

Bengin sees portraits in two directions. The first one is about the general and common characteristics of ethnic groups or a lifestyle or certain Ideology believers. There is a single link that connects every group; either through psychology, philosophy or lifestyle. The long hair and beard of Sikh men, Yazidi men's extra-long mustaches, the intense gaze of Arab Bedouins, or the female followers of a certain fashion trend are all among this group.

A Syrian Refugee

The second direction digs deeper by focusing on individuals’ unique features that distinguish them from the rest. To create his desired artworks in this realm, he uses various framing, cropping and editing techniques to emphasize certain individualities in the photo. He finds hope and peace in the eyes of ordinary people, or within the wrinkles of the old ones. He believes these qualities create the most beautiful portraits.[2]

“A Syrian Refugee” is one of the most prominent portraits by Bengin Ahmad, and widely published by many magazines and websites such as UNIRC,[13] which is United Nations entity, ABC News,[9] The London Magazine,[10] HuffPost,[11][21] Humanium[22] and many more.

Awards & Distinctions

  • GPU Crown 1 Distinction (Global Photographic Union)[1]
  • Gold Medal of Photographic Society of America (Indian Continental Circuit, 2018)[23]
  • Gold Medal of Photographic Society of America (Indian Royal International Digital Circuit, 2018)[24]
  • Silver Medal of IRC (Indian Royal International Digital Circuit, 2018)[24]
  • Bronze medal Gradac PGI (9th International Salon of Photography Cacak, 2019)[25]
  • Honorable Mention of Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique - FIAP  (Vintage Circuit, 2018)[26]
  • Honorable Mention of the Association of Slovak Photographers - ZSF (33-th photosalon STROM 2018)[27]
  • Honorable Mention of Gradac PGI (3rd International Circular of Photography Grand M.S.M. 2018)[28]
  • Honorable Mention - Salon Kolasin (4th Circular Exhibition of Photography "TOUR CIRCUIT 2018")[29]
  • Honorable mention of PC Perasto (9th International Salon of Photography Cacak 2019)[25]

Memberships

  • International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP)
  • Global Photographic Union (GPU)
  • The Photographic Society of America (PSA)
  • Union of Arab Photographers (UAP)
  • Gulf Photographic Center (GPC)

Bengin Ahmad's other photography works are as follows:

  • Wrinkles' Stories portrait photograph by Bengin Ahmad
    Wrinkles' Stories portrait photograph by Bengin Ahmad
  • The Philosopher portrait by Bengin Ahmad
    The Philosopher portrait by Bengin Ahmad

References

  1. ^ a b c "Members with 'Crown' Distinction". G.P.U., Global Photographic Union. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e f أركيلة, يسرى (2020-04-01). "بنكين أحمد.. الكتابة بالكاميرا | يسرى أركيلة". مجلة الجديد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  3. ^ العرب, Al Arab (2012-04-12). "بنكين أحمد: الكاميرا قلم والمصور كاتب والصورة زمن هارب | يسرى أركيلة". صحيفة العرب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "موقع حلب - صرخة "ضوئية" في معرض شاب". esyria.sy. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  5. ^ "معرض المصور الشاب بنكين أحمد - عالم نوح". www.nouhworld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  6. ^ "أول سوري يحقق لقب "التاج الأول" في الاتحاد العالمي للتصوير.. ما رسالته؟ (صور)". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  7. ^ "بنكين أحمد.. أول سوري يحقق لقب التاج في الاتحاد العالمي للتصوير". بروكار برس (in Arabic). 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  8. ^ "للمرة الأولى.. الاتحاد الدولي للتصوير يمنح لقب "التاج" لسوري". npasyria.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  9. ^ a b "Preventing Genocide". ABC Radio National. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  10. ^ a b Magazine, The London (2015-09-03). "Refugees by Manash Bhattacharjee". The London Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  11. ^ a b Smith, Trudy; ContributorWriter; yogi; feminist; follower, Jesus; Lover, Chocolate (2015-09-15). "Welcoming Jesus Home: A Christian Response to the Refugee Crisis". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-04-15. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Why the Refugee Crisis Is My Favourite Crisis of All". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b "Antallet af flygtninge slår alle rekorder – igen". Forenede Nationers (in Danish). 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  14. ^ "Two cups of tea a day cut chances of ovarian cancer - Protection now - AXA - BBC". web.archive.org. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  15. ^ "Le café et le thé chauds favoriseraient le cancer". fr.sputniknews.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  16. ^ "Trump's New Travel Ban, Just as Mean and Useless as the Old One". Reason.com. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  17. ^ C, Samsung; Manager, T. Global PR (2017-12-28). "Finding the Perfect New Year's Eve Countdown". Samsung C&T Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  18. ^ "Flickr CC user Bengin Ahmad | Photographer | ArchDaily". www.archdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  19. ^ a b "دبي هذا الصباح | تصوير الخيول مع المصور الفوتوغرافي بنكين أحمد". YouTube. 2019-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Bengîn Ahmad". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  21. ^ "Why the Refugee Crisis Is My Favourite Crisis of All". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "La guerre civile syrienne". Humanium (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  23. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  24. ^ a b "Indian Royal International Digital Circuit" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ a b "Gradac Photo". gradacfoto.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  26. ^ "Vintage Circuit 2018" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "33-th photosalon STROM 2018 - Thema: OPEN". www.fotostrom.eu. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  28. ^ "Exhibitions Photo". www.exhibitions.photo. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  29. ^ "4th Circular Exhibition of Photography "TOUR CIRCUIT 2018"" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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