The winners of the "Shots from Life through Women's Eyes" photography competition, which was organized for the 13th time this year by Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik and is Turkey's first and only photography competition exclusively for women, received their awards at the ceremony held at Istanbul Tepe Nautilus Shopping Center.
The works selected to be exhibited in the competition, where Zehra Çöplü won the first prize with her photograph titled 'Among the Mists' and Gülten Ünal won the second prize with her photograph titled 'Love', will meet photography lovers at Istanbul Tepe Nautilus Shopping Center between 2-30 May 2019.
In the competition, which was held for the 13th time this year and had a record participation, 12 thousand 986 photographs of 3 thousand 906 participants competed. The winner of the "Shots from Life through Women's Eyes" photography contest, one of the most popular photo contests in Turkey, was Zehra Çöplü with her photo titled "Among the Fogs". In the competition where Gülten Ünal came in second with her photograph "Love", Sibel Yıldırım, Emel Akar and Nüket Uluç were also deemed worthy of honorable mention.
Speaking at the ceremony, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik General Manager M. Uğur Erkan said: "We have always felt the interest and support of the female photographers who participated in our competition, which we have been organizing for 13 years with the excitement of the first day. The numbers are proof of this interest. The point we have reached today, while revealing how right we have done, also makes us proud and excited."
The "Shots from Life through Women's Eyes" photography contest, which has become a tradition and has been attended by more than 19 thousand participants with over 75 thousand photographs since 2007, aims to contribute to the social, cultural and social development of Turkish women and offers women a platform where they can freely express themselves and their views on life.
