Bahar Kural is an award winning photographer and media artist specializing in abstract, architecture, fine art and street photography. Bahar has won a total of 181 International Photography Awards since December 2020 - the date she started entering International Photography Competitions. In addition to her photographic and media art practice, she is a successful real estate developer - with her passion for architecture evident in her artwork. Bahar is a native of Istanbul, and lives and works in New York with her two children. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College, Columbia Business School and Robert College of Istanbul, the oldest the oldest American preparatory school outside the US. Bahar’s international competition results from 2020 to Date are:
2023 - Tokyo Foto Awards: 5
5 Honorable Mentions
2023 - Paris Street Photography Awards: 6
1 Gold, 1 Finalist, 2 Silver, 2 Honorable Mentions
2023 - International Photography Awards: 8
8 Honorable Mentions
2023 - The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3): 5
1 Bronze, 4 Honorable Mentions
2023 - 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards
1 Category Win, 21 Honorable Mentions
2023 - 16th International Color Awards
1 First Place, 7 Honorable Mentions, 10 Nominations
2023 - 19th Pollux Awards
21 Honorable Mentions
2022 Annual Photography Awards
1 Honorable Mention
2022 Tokyo International Foto Awards
1 Bronze, 1 Honorable Mention
2022 - 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards
4 Category Wins, 32 Honorable Mentions
2022 Pollux Awards
1 Category Winner, 5 Honorable Mentions
2022 Luxembourg Art Prize
Certificate of Artistic Achievement
2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards
1 Gold, 4 Honorable Mentions and 3 Official Selection Awards
2021 MasterPrize in Architecture Awards
1 Gold and 3 Honorable Mentions
2021 Moscow International Foto Awards
2 Silver, 2 Bronze and 6 Honorable Mentions
2021 Budapest International Foto Awards
1 Silver and 4 Honorable Mentions
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2021 Awards
1 Bronze and 1 Silver and 3 Honorable Mentions
2021 International Photography Awards
7 Honorable Mentions
2021 Neutral Density Awards
3 Honorable Mentions
2021 - 18th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards
3 Honorable Mentions
2021 One Eyeland Awards
World’s Top 10 Mobile Photographer Award
2021 Luxembourg Art Prize
Certificate of Artistic Achievement
2020 Paris International Street Photography Awards
1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Finalist Awards
2020 International Photography Awards
The Jury Top 5 Award and 8 Honorable Mentions
2020 Neutral Density Awards
1 Honorable Mention