Pelin Guven was born in 1971 in Turkiye. She studied psychology in Bogazici University in Istanbul and marketing in University of California, Berkeley that led to a professional career in the advertising sector. From that point, she enjoyed living in various parts of Asia for a quarter of a century, calling Seoul, Bangkok, Taipei and Beijing home before moving to Switzerland in 2024. Her work has been exhibited in several group exhibitions in US, Europe, Asia and Australia.
She believes in the importance of the present and the every day. She wants to document it to tell stories of who we are and to show future generations where we have been.
Awards
2024 PX3 Fine Art, Honorable Mention
2023 GUP Magazine Fresh Eyes Talent
2023 International Color Awards, 16th Edition, People, Honorable Mention
2022 Paris International Street Photography Awards Silver in Urban Culture, Bronze in Street Portrait, Honorable Mention in Unusual
2022 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers International Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain
Honorable Mention: Street single, People single, People series
2022 Italian Street Photography Festival, Rome, Italy, Second place
2022 International Color Awards, 15th Edition, Nominee
2022 London International Creative Competition 2021 , Official Selection
2021 TIFA People/Wedding, Bronze
2021 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers International Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain Honorable Mention, People
2021 IPA, International Photography Awards One Shot-Our Times: Lockdown Life, Honorable Mention
2021 International Color Awards, 14th Edition, Nominee
2020 TIFA Editorial/Personality, Bronze; Editorial/General News, Honorable Mention
2020 NYC4PA Luminosity-The Impact of Light, Honorable Mention
2020 MIFA People/Family, Gold
2020 PX3 Portraiture/Family, Honorable Mention
2020 International Color Awards, 13th Edition, Nominee
2020 NYC4PA ‘From a seed…the world of botanicals’, Juror’s selection
2020 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers International Exhibition Barcelona, Spain Gold, Nature
2020 Blank Wall Gallery Athens, Greece, International Juried Group Exhibition, Your best-shot 2020, Fourth place
2019 TIFA People/Children, Gold
2019 NYC4PA Patterns and Shadows, 2nd place
2019 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers International Exhibition Barcelona, Spain.
Winner: People, Daily life Honorable Mention: Children, Daily Life, Street
2019 International Color Awards 12th Edition Nominee
2019 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Lines and Curves, Juror’s Choice
2018 TIFA People/Children, Honorable Mention
Group Exhibitions
2024 Swiss Photo Club Photo Awards, Geneva Exhibition
2024 Lens Culture Art Photography Awards, Competition Gallery
2023 Lens Culture Street Photography Awards, Competition Gallery
2023 F-Stop Magazine, April-May issue, Street Photography
2022 Passepartout Photo Prize 5th Edition, Online Gallery
2022 Lens Culture Street Photography Awards, Competition Gallery, 2 photographs
2022 F-Stop Magazine, June-July issue, Open Theme
2022 South X SouthEast Gallery Molena, Georgia, USA International Juried Group Show, It’s a Dog’s Life
2022 PH21 Gallery Barcelona, Spain International Juried Photography Exhibition, The art of photography
2021 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Feminine/Masculine
2021 Women Street Photographers Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival, Malaysia Finalist
2021 24 Hour Project Hamburg, Germany, Finalist
2021 Lens Culture Portrait Awards, Competition Gallery
2021 Women Street Photographers 2nd Inaugural Virtual Exhibition, Finalist
2021 Head On Portrait Awards Sydney, Australia, Semi-finalist
2021 Head On Photo Festival Sydney, Australia, Open Exhibitor
2021 Women Street Photographers Inaugural Virtual Exhibition, Finalist
2020 Women Street Photographers NYC exhibition, Finalist
2020 Blank Wall Gallery Athens, Greece International Juried Group Exhibition, Moments of Color
2020 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Motion
2020 Women Street Photographers Trieste Photo Days, Italy Exhibition at Academia Scaglia, Finalist
2020 Loosen Art Gallery Millepiani, Rome, Italy International Juried Group Exhibition, Diaries
2020 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Imagination
2020 Women Street Photographers Chelyabinsk, Russia during Fiap Biennale, Honorable Mention
2020 MIFA People/Family, Gold
2020 Photo Place Gallery Middlebury VT, USA International Juried Group Show, Portraits of self-isolation
2020 Women Street Photographers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Honorable Mention
2020 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Monochrome
2020 South X SouthEast Gallery Molena, Georgia, USA International Juried Group Show, black+white
2020 Photo Place Gallery Middlebury VT, USA International Juried Group Show, poetry of ordinary
2020 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, feminine/masculine
2020 A Smith Gallery Johnson City TX, USA Juried Photography Exhibition, structure
2020 Blank Wall Gallery Athens, Greece International Juried Group Exhibition, Street photography
2019 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Stories
2019 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Light and Shadow
2019 Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California, USA Online gallery and catalog
2019 Blank Wall Gallery Athens, Greece International Juried Group Exhibition, Abandoned Buildings
2019 BlackBox Gallery Portland OR, USA International Juried Group Show, Photo shoot: 2019
2019 Photo Place Gallery Middlebury VT, USA International Juried Group Show, Personal Narrative
2019 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Significant Color
2019 Photo Place Gallery Middlebury VT, USA International Juried Group Show, Being Human
2019 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Portraits without Faces
2019 Women Street Photographers NYC Exhibition, Finalist
2019 Loosen Art Gallery Millepiani, Rome, Italy International Juried Group Exhibition, Isolation
2019 PH21 & Valid World Hall Gallery Barcelona, Spain International Juried Photography Exhibition, The Art of Photography
2019 CIP Festival Chania, Crete, Greece International Juried Photography Exhibition, Traveling
2019 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Shape of Things
2019 Loosen Art Gallery Millepiani, Rome, Italy International Juried Group Exhibition, Mannequins and Puppets
2019 BlackBox Gallery Portland OR, USA International Juried Group Show, Vision: Shadow and Light
2019 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Urban
2019 Los Angeles Center of Photography 5th Annual Street Shooting around the World
2018 A Smith Gallery Johnson City TX, USA Juried Photography Exhibition, Black and White
2018 Loosen Art Gallery Millepiani, Rome, Italy International Juried Group Exhibition, Bodies in Movement
2018 BlackBox Gallery Portland OR, USA International Juried Group Show, Color Photography
2018 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Mobile
2018 Photo Place Gallery Middlebury VT, USA International Juried Group Show, Environmental Portraits
2018 PH21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary International Juried Photography Exhibition, Monochrome
2018 Photo Place Gallery Middlebury VT, USA International Juried Group Show, Black&White 2018
2018 BlackBox Gallery Portland OR, USA International Juried Group Show, Color Photography, Shadow and Light
2018 Photo Place Gallery Middlebury VT, USA International Juried Group Online Show, Capturing the Light
Publications
2024 Docu Magazine Solo Zine
2024 Dream a Dream of Beijing self-published book
2023 All About Photo Magazine 35th Edition, Colors, Merit Award
2023 GUP magazine Fresh Eyes Talents 2023 Book
2023 All About Photo Magazine 32nd Edition, B/W, Merit Award
2023 F-Stop Magazine, April-May issue, Street Photography
2022 All About Photo Magazine 28th Edition, Street, Merit Award
2022 F-Stop Magazine, June-July issue, Open Theme
2020 WellWomen Oct 2020 issue, Return to China 2019
2019 All About Photo Magazine 8th Edition, Street, Merit Award
2018 Dragon’s Eye Photography Book curated by Jim Fidler
2018 ArtAscent International Art Magazine Black, Gold Artist Award
2017 People’s Book of Hutongs self-published book
2013 Treasures of Taipei self-published book