BERLIN — ISTANBUL
Burak Bulut Yıldırım
Campaign, beauty and portrait photographer.
Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador · Active since 2005 · BPP · IGBK · FOTON
Commercial precision.
Artistic vision.
I've spent twenty years shooting campaigns, luxury products, portraits and fine art — often for the same client in the same week. The commercial side is built on reliability: I read the brief, I run the set, I deliver on time. The artistic side is what stops the images from looking like everyone else's.
Collaborations
Selected Clients & Collaborations
Twenty years of working with brands, agencies and institutions — from ambassador programmes and CEO portrait sessions to employee training shoots and product launches.
Sony
Xiaomi
Microsoft
IKEA
Siemens
Durex
Sony — Imaging Ambassador since 2018. Workshops, articles, editorial content.
Xiaomi — CEO portrait series for the Turkey market launch.
Microsoft — Employee development photography programme.
IKEA — Internal training campaign visuals.
Siemens — Corporate training photography.
Durex — Product and promotional campaign photography.
Process
How I Work
Brief & Concept
Every shoot starts with the brief, not the camera. I handle pre-production, moodboards, casting and scheduling — or I plug into your team's existing workflow.
On Set
I've directed CEOs with ten minutes to spare and dancers who need three hours to warm up. The job is the same: keep the set calm, keep the energy right, and walk away with the images you actually needed.
Delivery
Retouched files in your format, on your timeline. Lightroom and Photoshop are part of every job I do and have been for fifteen years. I retouch to refine — never to replace what was actually there.
Behind the Camera
I direct the set, build the light, and deliver the image — personally.
Twenty years of commercial production across two studios — Berlin and Istanbul. Over six thousand photographers trained. I work with a dedicated production team — retoucher, art director, videographer — but I don't delegate the creative decisions. I'm on set, behind the camera, in the conversation with your brand from the first call to the final file.
Featured on Sony Europe's official channels. Represented as Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador since 2018.
Sony Ambassador
BPP
IGBK
RPS
Since 2005
Press
Featured In
Sony Alpha Universe
Sony Alpha Podcast
Bloomberg TV
CNN
TimeOut Istanbul
Titan Voice Catalogue
Fine Art
Beyond the Brief
I've been exhibiting fine art photography since 2016 — solo shows in Berlin and Istanbul, group exhibitions in Zurich, Barcelona, Rome, Thessaloniki and London. IPA awards in 2012 and 2017. A twelve-page critical essay in Titan Voice Catalogue. This isn't a hobby that runs alongside the commercial work.
It's the reason the commercial work has depth.
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Looking for something specific?
LUX Production
Full-service commercial production — photo, video, e-commerce, product shoots.
Fine Art & Exhibitions
Art projects, limited editions and the full exhibition archive.
Headshots
Quick-turnaround professional headshots. Book online.
Nude Art Workshops
Fine art nude photography education in Berlin and internationally.
Let's work
together.
Agency representation, campaign commissions, brand collaborations, speaking invitations — I'm listening.
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