Soot-Wood Coal Worker

Ahmet Çetintaş

Ahmet Çetintaş

Ahmet Çetintaş

Ahmet Çetintaş

Born in 1982 at Bursa, Turkey. Primary to high school education was completed in Bursa Ihsan Cizakca College. After receiving his undergraduate education at the University of Uludag, which is closely related to the nature of the beloved "environmental engineer" title was obtained. In 2007, became a member of BUFSAD (Bursa Photo Art Association ) and had the basic photography courses and seminars. After ten years of membership in BUFSAD, he is still a proud member of Sille Sanat Sarayi (SSS) from Konya. In the following years, travel and documentary photography come closer on the trip than nature photography. The photos including the human element in life and emphasizing the characteristics of the living spaces, holding the general interest of his photography horizon. Ahmet Cetintas who has got the AFIAP title in early 2013 and EFIAP title in the end of 2015. In domestic and abroad, won many awards and achievements in more than twenty countries . He had one solo exhibiton in Kayseri, two in Istanbul and four in Bursa, as well as many performances have been exhibited in solo and group photographic organizations. He is still working as a freelance photographer specially for the flight magazines of the airline companies.

The villages located on the South of Bursa and dating back to Ottoman period are known as “Mountain Villages and its Region”. Young population starting to find jobs in the cities so that villages started to emptied due to this immigration. The habitatnts of Dağakça Village which is one of them, continue their lives with charcoal production. Production realises with the participation of all family members. Its the story of challenging production that reveals the preferences between health and earnings.

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