Emin Ozmen: Documenting Turkey’s Unfinished History Through Photography

From the trauma of the 1993 Sivas massacre to documenting wars, displacement and political upheaval across Turkey and the Middle East, Magnum photographer Emin Özmen reflects on memory, conflict, hope and the responsibility of bearing witness. A deeply personal conversation about photography as history, evidence and an enduring act of conscience.

Ed Kashi: Four Decades of Witnessing Humanity Through Photography

For more than four decades, Ed Kashi has documented some of the world’s defining human, environmental and social crises through photography and film. In this conversation with Emaho, the acclaimed National Geographic photographer reflects on visual storytelling, long-form documentary practice, climate change, conflict, multimedia journalism, and why bearing witness remains one of photography’s most enduring responsibilities.

Begum Yamanlar: Memory, Ruin and Photographing Vanishing Spaces

Turkish photographer and visual artist Begum Yamanlar explores the fragile intersections of memory, architecture, landscape, and time. In this conversation with EMAHO, she reflects on vanishing spaces, Istanbul’s evolving identity, photography as a medium of remembrance, AI, and why the unseen often reveals more than the visible.

Emily Garthwaite: Photographing Iraq, Ritual, and Resilience

In this interview with *Emaho*, Emily Garthwaite reflects on years of photographing Iraq through a deeply human lens, documenting life along the Tigris River, rituals, resilience, and environmental change. Challenging conflict-driven narratives, she reveals a country shaped as much by memory, beauty, and everyday life as by crisis.