Selection Committee
Meet the esteemed jury members of the 16th Arbella International Photography Contest.
Barbara Di Maio
Barbara Di Maio is a conference interpreter and translator living in Italy; she has been involved in photography since the early 2000s. She studied fashion and portrait photography at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, then completed her master's degree in Photojournalism and Reportage at the Rome School of Photography and Cinema.
Coşkun Aral
Born in Siirt in 1956, Coşkun Aral started his career in press photography in 1974 and gained international fame with his photographs of the bloody May 1st events in 1977. His photos have been featured in prestigious magazines like Time and Newsweek through Sipa Press, and in 1980, he achieved an international journalistic success by conducting the world's first interview with hijackers on a hijacked plane.
Ercan Arslan
Born in 1970, Ercan Arslan laid his academic foundations at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Photography, and completed his master's degree at the same institution in 2019. At the heart of his professional career is his 30-year role (1993-2023) as a photojournalist and photo editor at Milliyet Newspaper.
İlkay Öztürk
İlkay Öztürk is a photographer, instructor, and creative director specialized in gastronomy photography, visual storytelling, and brand content. With a strong narrative language coming from a background in journalism and publishing, she has been conducting professional work in communication, content production, and photography for over 25 years.
Sumru Gözaydın
Sumru Gözaydın is a senior corporate communications professional in strategic marketing and brand communication in the food industry. After her university education at Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, she joined Durum Gıda in 2020 as Corporate Communications and Marketing Manager after working for many years in various communication roles at established agencies and international brands.