Mehmet Masum Süer
Light & Composition Registered Photographer | Since September 20, 2012
Mehmet Masum Suer is a Kurdish international photographer and freelance journalist living in city of Diyarbakir in Turkey. He began his career as a journalist in 1974, then worked for different agencies and newspapers of Turkey as a reporter, photo-journalist, writer, redactor and representative. He quit journalism after 1993, and got involved on his researches about history, culture and language. Mehmet Masum Suer has been taking photos professionally in different fields besides photojournalism since 2005. Suer takes pictures of historic places and buildings especially in citys of Diyarbakir, Mardin, Van and Hasankeyf. Meanwhile he has been involved on a project of taking photos of famous Kurdish politicians and artists. Cultural, historical values, and works of art are the subjects that take his attention. Suer also records the cultural festivals, and presentations as documentaries. Some of his exhibitions took place in Turkey, Iraq, and USA. Photos of Suer are especially used in touristic publications such as guide books, brochures, and postcards as well as they are used in international tourism fairs, newspapers, and magazines.
Camera Gear: PENTAX K5 (Pentax battery grip D-BG4) and Fujifilm X10.
Sigma 28mm f1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro, Pentax 50mm f/1.7 SMC-M, Sigma 10-20 mm f4-5.6 DC EX HSM, Tamron 17-50 mm f2.8 XR Dİ II LD Aspherical (IF), Pentax SMC-DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED [IF] SDM, Zenitar 16mm f 2.8 fisheye, Tokina 135mm f/2.8.
Current Location: Diyarbakir, Turkey
Best Achievement: Light & Composition Top 100 Photographers
Portfolio Travel: http://www.photo.net/photos/diyarbakir
Portfolio Pentax: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/masum
Portfolio NAT Geo:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/myshot/gallery/367769
National Geographic Profile:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/user/Id=21052
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masumsuer
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mehmet-Masum
Twitter: http://twitter.com/masumsuer
Sigma 28mm f1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro, Pentax 50mm f/1.7 SMC-M, Sigma 10-20 mm f4-5.6 DC EX HSM, Tamron 17-50 mm f2.8 XR Dİ II LD Aspherical (IF), Pentax SMC-DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED [IF] SDM, Zenitar 16mm f 2.8 fisheye, Tokina 135mm f/2.8.
Current Location: Diyarbakir, Turkey
Best Achievement: Light & Composition Top 100 Photographers
Portfolio Travel: http://www.photo.net/photos/diyarbakir
Portfolio Pentax: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/masum
Portfolio NAT Geo:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/myshot/gallery/367769
National Geographic Profile:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/user/Id=21052
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masumsuer
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mehmet-Masum
Twitter: http://twitter.com/masumsuer
Some of Mehmet Masum’s Most Popular Award Achievements
Recent reflections based on Mehmet Masum Süer’s photographs
