Murat started photography as an apprentice to Josephine Powell in Istanbul. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts, School of Photography (Istanbul), he transferred to Bennington College, Vermont. He lived in Paris and returned to New York to pursue studies in music history. His dissertation was on the utopian aspects of Gustav Mahler’s works. Since 2000 he has focused mainly on portraiture and collaborative projects. In 2007, he participated in the documentary Claude Lévi-Strauss: Return to the Amazon as Assistant Director. He directed, filmed and co-authored the script of The Colorado (2016), a music-based documentary to which five composers contributed original music. During 2020-2022, he directed and co-produced the music and dance on film project Houses of Zodiac in collaboration with Paola Prestini, Jeffrey Zeigler, Dai Matsuoka and Georgina Pazcoguin. He is currently working on The Amazon, Part II in a Rivers Trilogy, in collaboration with VIA. He lives in New York City.
Murat started photography as an apprentice to Josephine Powell in Istanbul. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts, School of Photography (Istanbul), he transferred to Bennington College, Vermont. He lived in Paris and returned to New York to pursue studies in music history. His dissertation was on the utopian aspects of Gustav Mahler’s works. Since 2000 he has focused mainly on portraiture and collaborative projects. In 2007, he participated in the documentary Claude Lévi-Strauss: Return to the Amazon as Assistant Director. He directed, filmed and co-authored the script of The Colorado (2016), a music-based documentary to which five composers contributed original music. During 2020-2022, he directed and co-produced the music and dance on film project Houses of Zodiac in collaboration with Paola Prestini, Jeffrey Zeigler, Dai Matsuoka and Georgina Pazcoguin. He is currently working on The Amazon, Part II in a Rivers Trilogy, in collaboration with VIA. He lives in New York City.
Murat started photography as an apprentice to Josephine Powell in Istanbul. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts, School of Photography (Istanbul), he transferred to Bennington College, Vermont. He lived in Paris and returned to New York to pursue studies in music history. His dissertation was on the utopian aspects of Gustav Mahler’s works. Since 2000 he has focused mainly on portraiture and collaborative projects. In 2007, he participated in the documentary Claude Lévi-Strauss: Return to the Amazon as Assistant Director. He directed, filmed and co-authored the script of The Colorado (2016), a music-based documentary to which five composers contributed original music. During 2020-2022, he directed and co-produced the music and dance on film project Houses of Zodiac in collaboration with Paola Prestini, Jeffrey Zeigler, Dai Matsuoka and Georgina Pazcoguin. He is currently working on The Amazon, Part II in a Rivers Trilogy, in collaboration with VIA. He lives in New York City.
