Hasan Cem Araptarlı embarked on a career in photography from 2014.
The themes he wants to explore in his photographs include: The confusions in our lives which are brought about by the System in the modern world, alienation, loneliness, happiness and freedom.
His book WATER WORLD came out in 2016, depicting the lives of communities living entirely on water, in remote regions of Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia, lives which contrast totally with our own.
Five pictures from his book WATER WORLD were selected as "Honorable Mention" in the contest ‘International Photography Awards 2016’ and "Gold Star Award" in the international 'Neutral Density Photography Awards'. Also one photo has been selected as "The Best of the Best" in American Photography Awards 2016.
From 2017 to 2018 he travelled extensively to India, visiting over 100 towns and villages in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madya Pradesh states. His resultant project on Indian Gypsies became a book published in November 2018. Various pictures from his book INDIAN GYPSIES were selected as “Honorable Mention” in the contest ‘International Photography Awards 2018’. Also, he has won two more awards with this project in the photography contest ‘International Color Awards 2019’ in People and Photojournalism categories.
He won awards in other numerous photography contests.
His latest project is Istanbul’s Fishermen. The book of the project which will be Hasan’s third book will be published at the end of 2022.
