Uygar Onder Simsek, 32, is a documentary photographer whose pictures got him sentenced to 2.5 years in prison with terror propaganda charges in Turkey in late 2018 so he fled and now living in exile in Berlin. He was already working under a pseudonym ´Morukc Umnaber´ for security purposes in 2017 when the investigation on him had started.
Exhibitions
2019 Tjaden Gallery Cornell University, NY, Usa
2019 Sävja Kulturcentrum, Uppsala, Sweden
2019 RadialSystem, Berlin, Germany - solo exhibition
2018 Gogolevsky Photo Center, Moscow, Russia
2018 Bibliotek Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
2018 ICA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France
2018 MoPLA Gallery, LA, Usa
2017 Macao Centro per le Arti, Milan, Italy
Awards
2020 Verzasca Photo Festival, Switzerland, First place winner,
2018 Prix de la Photographie, France, News category, Silver winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2018 Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia, Editorial/conflict category, Bronze winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2018 PDN Emerging Photographer spring edition, USA, Editorial category, Winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber",
2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Japan, Editorial/conflict category, Bronze winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2017 London International Creative Competition, UK, Photography-professional category, Honorable Mention under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2015 Turkish Journalists Association Awards, sports category, Turkey, Honorable Mention
Exhibitions
2019 Tjaden Gallery Cornell University, NY, Usa
2019 Sävja Kulturcentrum, Uppsala, Sweden
2019 RadialSystem, Berlin, Germany - solo exhibition
2018 Gogolevsky Photo Center, Moscow, Russia
2018 Bibliotek Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
2018 ICA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France
2018 MoPLA Gallery, LA, Usa
2017 Macao Centro per le Arti, Milan, Italy
Awards
2020 Verzasca Photo Festival, Switzerland, First place winner,
2018 Prix de la Photographie, France, News category, Silver winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2018 Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia, Editorial/conflict category, Bronze winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2018 PDN Emerging Photographer spring edition, USA, Editorial category, Winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber",
2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Japan, Editorial/conflict category, Bronze winner under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2017 London International Creative Competition, UK, Photography-professional category, Honorable Mention under pseudonym "Morukc Umnaber"
2015 Turkish Journalists Association Awards, sports category, Turkey, Honorable Mention