Samet DurgunPhotographer
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Samet Durgun (b. 1988) is a Berlin-based photographer and visual artist.

As a first-generation immigrant and queer artist living in Berlin, I've grappled with the question of belonging. I found connection with gender-nonconforming, queer, transgender refugees and asylum seekers in the city, whose intricate identities inspire deep respect in me.

My work challenges the traditional view of photography as merely seeing, proposing that it can be more about listening. I seek to capture people in their wholeness, embracing their differences while recognizing the limitations of representation. My images reflect my personal relationships and impressions of their stories, making them a subjective representation of my own experiences.

I am German-Turkish-Abkhazian, was born in 1988 in Adana, and live in Berlin. My works are shown in venues including the Museum für Fotografie, Berlin and Kunstmuseum Brandts in Denmark.

A plainer account of what the work is and who it involved is here; on the photographers and other artists working near the same questions, here.

Samet Durgun, seated, photographed at home.
Photo: Sibylle Fendt

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