Background
Günes was born in Istanbul, Turkey and later emigrated to Sweden at the age of 20.
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He now lives in Swedish Lapland. According to Maria Ågren, Director General at Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Günes "possesses a masters ability to capture the beauty in everyday landscapes, as well as the obvious beauty in the exotic landscapes". Günes works mainly in Scandinavia but also in many different parts of the world including the Arctic, Europe, Africa and Asia.
His photographs are published in photo magazines in Europe and Asia.
Günes" approach to nature photography combines elements of documentary photography and, mainly, art photography. Serkan Günes early influences was traditional landscape photographers, such as Ansel Adams and Eliot Porter.
Nowadays he lists all "good pictures" as inspirational, as he says. 2016 - "Mitt Tyresta", Tyresta National Park Information Centre, Stockholm
2015 - "Årstider", Wilderness fair, Stockholm
2014 - "Vildmark", Wilderness fair, Stockholm
2013 – “Bruno Liljefors och naturfotograferna", Waldermarsudde, Stockholm
2011 – “Chasing the Light”, The Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm
2008 – “Mitt Afrika”, Photo fair, Stockholm
2008 – “Nordiskt ljus”, Wilderness fair, Stockholm
2006 – “Wildlife Photographer of the Year”, Natural History Museum, London.
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Serkan Günes is a member of The Association of Swedish Professional Photographers.
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Sweden