Elif Koyutürk, born in Istanbul in 1993, is a dedicated photographer, director.

After graduating from TED College Istanbul, she continued her education at Istanbul Bilgi University and UEM Madrid. There, she studied Television Reporting & Programming and Marketing, Multimedia & Cinema. In 2014, she participated in the program “Youth on the Move” initiated by Amsterdam University for Applied Sciences, University of Oslo and Akershus, Stuttgart Media University and Bilgi University Istanbul.

Even though she is very young, she worked with global brands such as Red Bull Media House, KISKA, KTM and MINI.

In 2015 she received the title “Commended Photographer” by World Sony Photography Awards and was featured in Travel and Leisure’s “100 Stunning Photos of the World”. In 2017 her short movie “Details in Nature” selected as “Semi-Finalist” in Miami Epic Film Festival, her short movie “Good Morning Luise” selected as the “Film of the Week” by Awardeo Company and her latest short movie “The Weight We Carry” was nominated at the “Endorphin Sports Film Festival”. Austrian Consulate in Istanbul hosted her first solo film and photo exhibition “Eternity of Nature and Soul”. The exhibition became a focus cultural point for Austrian-Turkish artists. Many of her photos and films were published in newspapers and prestigious magazines such as Atlas Dergisi, Hürriyet, Sözcü, Red Bull, and Austrian Consulate Magazine.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We should learn to live like local with locals, right? I´m a writer, photographer, filmmaker hungry for stories and new characters. That´s one of the reasons I love couchsurfing.

Interests

Film, Photography, Art, Off-Road, Extreme-sports, Books, Poetry

• arts
• culture
• writing
• cooking
• traveling
• camping
• sports
• martial arts
• history

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Norway, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Italy, Spain, Turkey, United States