damla yilmaz/photography

Shootingood 2010- This project is a collaboration with Gosia Nierodzinska specializing in fashion and product photography.
http://shootingoodproducts.blogspot.com/
Collaboration with
stylist Jordon Ross
(2011)
Make-up and Hair:
Suzie Love
Assistant H and MU:
Caroline Jenkins

Models:
Edward Price
Sarah Marshall,
D1 Models
Ciara
(2010)
Tom
(2010)
Paradise Umbrellas
(2010)

Product shots for Paradise

Umbrellas website.
Accessories by
Laurene Pijulet Balmer
(2010)

Product shots for the designers’

website.
Commissions
Refika Bakir, portraits
(2010)

Portraits for the actress’s portfolio.

Cunda Natual Olive Oil,
bottles (2010)

Product shots for Cunda olive oil

company.
2008-2010 Central Saint Martins MA Communication Design/Photography
Let us begin again
(2010)

C Prints
30”x 50”

The lover always feels suspense; and

the fear of the clash of that ideal
state becomes an expected future.
Although suspense is acknowledged
and “Let us begin again” represents
that emotional turbulence, it holds
on to that ideal state in love in which
the lover is lighter and flexible, so
free of worldliness, ambitions, ad-
vancements, alliances roles and pow-
ers. The title refers Roland Barthes’
influential book “A Lovers Discourse”,
where Barthes depicts the experience
as a painful pleasure in which the
lover always desires to return to the
ideal primal stage.
Hunting
(2010)

C Prints
12”x 16”

The project, “Hunting”, consists of

ten portraits shot at Knightsbridge
which can be considered as the posh
regions of London. The subjects are
chosen according to photographer’s
preferences and shot instinctively.
Hiding and chasing the desired sub-
jects was a part of the process
and that is where the title comes
from. Although the photos may not
reflect a particular taste in men,
the project questions the process of
choosing the love object. The action
of taking photographs creates space
for contemplation where the
photographer questions her own
relationship with men.
The Coffee House
(2010)
C Prints
20”x 30”

The “kahve” or “kahvehane”, is the

fundamental gathering place for
men in Turkish society and has a very
old historical background. Through
out the history, and yet still the
coffeehouse has been a place for
men only, and as a forbidden space
it triggers my desire to invade and
record the gaze which was foreseen.
The camera records that uneasiness
and discomfort of me as a woman
through the gaze I experienced,
while it also dominates my subjects
with my unexpected presence.
Reminders
(2009)

C Prints
7”x 7”

In order to forget/remember
one needs something tangible to
contemplate. That idol can give
meaning to the past, wherea it
can eliminate all meanings.
Camera is not only a tool to
record but it is a wand, which a
magician practices on.
And photographs can be
reminders of those who
are gone. “Reminders” are the
traces of friends whom are
missed and ignored,
these are idols of those
I love and hate.
The Room
(2009)

Doppelganger Project
‘The Room’
by Balthus

What attracts me in Balthus paint-

ings is their voyeuristic and exhi-
bitionist character, which has some-
thing to do with photography’s
nature. Most of his works consist
girls in puberty depicted in an erotic
and inviting way. “Le Chambre “
is one of his most powerful work
which is a playful and furtive scene
including three; which can be
called; alliances:the girl lying on the
sofa, the weird looking girl showing
off the hidden game and the cat
in dark who is the witness of the
story that has been played willingly
by those bold girls. This project
was a challenge for me in which I
asked a Turkish girl to pose naked
which was also a challenge for the
model since it was her first time
being naked in front of the camera.
I wanted to push the boundaries of
woman’s nudity which is a taboo in
my culture. As the painting is sort of
a secret play between two girls my
figure in the mirror is an evidence
of my presence and involvement of
“being there”.
2002-2007 Sabanci University BA Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design
Spring is back
I am still
(2006)

C Prints
20”x 30”

Spring is back depicts ones will

to enjoy solitude. The subject
plays mundane rituals to celebrate
the spring. while she brings
natural elements from outside
world.
damla yilmaz /design
Okyanus Magazine
(2006)

Layout design for Okyanus, school

magazine.
Ares Magazine
Class Va 332
(2006)

Layout design for Ares magazine.

Czech Vodka
Class Va 302
(2006)

Vodka bottle illustration and poster

design.
Imalathane skincare
Class Va 301
(2005)

Corporate design package for

Imalathane skincare products.
Echo Music Festival
Class Va 332
(2005)

Web (html) design for a music

festival.
C.V.

Damla Yılmaz

Birth: 06.03.1984 1995-2002 Video & 3D Works Student Exhibition, FASS Art Gallery, Istanbul, Languages:
Nationality: Turkish F.M.V. Ozel Ayazaga High School Istanbul, Turkey 1995-2002
Address: 4 Dagmar Rd SE5 8NZ London, UK 2006 City: Chaos and Magic 1st Photography Biennial, Istanbul, English (Fluent) French (Intermediate) German (Basic) Turkish
GSM UK: +44 (0) 7931620735 Professional Experience: 2006 (Mother tongue)
GSM TR: +90 (0) 5322254017 Naked Portraits, Student Drawing Exhibition, FASS Art Gallery,
Shootingood Istanbul 2005 Courses:
E-mail: damlayil@gmail.com
Freelance portrait, fashion and product photography studio, Wieslaw Zaremba’s Studio, Drawing Exhibition at TUYAP
Web: www.damlayilmaz.co.uk
based in London, in partnership with Gosia Nierodzinska, ongoing Art Fair, Istanbul 2005 Rober College Summer Language Camp,Istanbul,1995
http://shootingood.blogspot.com/ Harrods School Summer Language Camp London, UK July 1998
Lowe Istanbul: Global advertising agency, Software Knowledge: ELS Youth Camp Wisons 2 St Petersburg, Florida USA, July 1999
Turkey chapter of the global advertising agency, Institut Français d’Istanbul, 2002-2003,til Basic 3
Summer Internship, Istanbul, Turkey, Adobe Flash CS4 Adobe Photoshop CS4 Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classic guitar lessons from Husrev Isfendiyaroglu, 1996-2000
07/2005 – 08/2005 Assisting senior graphic designers in print, Adobe InDesign CS4 Adobe After Effects 7.0 Adobe Lightroom
Education: developing software skills 2.4 Macromedia Fireworks 8.0 Macromedia Freehand 11.0 Mac- Other:
romedia Dreamweaver 8.0 Sony Soundforge 8.0 Sony Acid Pro
2008-2010 Exhibitions: 6.0 Steinberg WaveLab 6.0 Reason version.3 Pro Tools 7 Civic Involvement Project for helping homeless pets in Istanbul,
University of the Arts London, All Office Programs on campus, 2002-2003
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Central Saint Martins MA Communication Design Degree Show, Fluent in both PC and Macintosh Series of 10 short film workshops with Ilker Canikligil, Istanbul,
M.A. Communication Design, Photography London, UK Rochelle School, London, Familiar with digital and analogue cameras: Canon and Nikon 2004
Central Saint Martins MA Communication Design Work In Prog- DSLRs (Canon 5D, 5D Mark2, Canon 7D,Nikon D80, D200, Web Design for MRL, engineering research laboratory, on SU
2002-2007 ress Show, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, 2010 D300,D700, Nikon D3,D3S) Mamiya RB67,RB67 ProS, RZ67, campus, 2007
Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Group Exhibition, The Hall, Istanbul, 2007 Mamiya 645 Layout design, 11th issue of SU Okyanus student magazine,
B.A Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design Istanbul, Group Exhibition, Levi’s Gallery, Istanbul, 2007 Familiar with Bowens, Elinchrome and Profoto lighting systems 2007
Turkey 2007 VACD