Top 6 Creative Istanbul Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2025
Page Updated: May 22nd, 2025
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Istanbul wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced Istanbul couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Istanbul wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.
Want to have a top Istanbul creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.
Emre Nesli is a skilled wedding photographer known for his artistic approach. He specializes in destination weddings and is available for travel worldwide. Emre's style is characterized by magazine-like portraits with bold designs, graphic elements, silhouettes, and the creative use of reflective mirror surfaces.
Ufuk Sarisen, an artful wedding photographer, blends his expertise in travel, documentary, and editorial photography to create striking images. By incorporating unique landscapes and beautiful environments, he captures wedding day portraits that reflect artistic creativity and offer a distinctive perspective on each couple's significant celebration.
Serenay Lokcetin, an experienced wedding photographer, excels in creating artistic portraits with emotional depth. Her work is characterized by clean, simple backgrounds and a striking use of light. Serenay's bold designs and unique perspective bring a creative flair to capturing the essence of each couple’s special day.
Reyhan Küçük, driven by a passion for editorial and documentary wedding photography, excels in creating artistic portraits and detail shots. Born in Istanbul, she effectively uses light and patterns to capture authentic stories, showcasing the genuine essence of each couple's celebration.
Turkey’s Nilufer Nalbantoglu specializes in artistic wedding portraits with creative detail images. Inspired by her father, she transitioned from textiles to wedding photography, using bold lighting techniques. Her work is defined by tight compositions and creative use of light, resulting in visually stunning and impactful images.
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
