Photographer From Istanbul Photographs Unique Faces From All Over The World

"I love how this project connects the world in one place!"

Elana

• Published in Interesting
• December 22, 2020

In Istanbul, Mustafa Çankaya works at Atatürk Airport, placing him in the perfect spot to be a photographer working on a project dubbed "100 Faces 100 Countries." With the wide variety of diversity that passes through the airport he works at, he sees a glimpse of the world that not many people get a chance to see.

Çankaya says this opportunity is like a treasure for a photographer, saying:

"I see thousands of different faces passing by everyday, from every culture and every part of the world."

He has been working on this project since March of 2018 and has taken 117 portraits of people from 77 countries so far! He said:

"Almost everyday I walk around the transit section of the airport trying to find the right face. The person that I decide to shoot has to be different in some way. It could be the hairstyle or the dress but the most important is the atmosphere between me and the participant."

You can follow Mustafa on Instagram to keep up with his project!

1. Shayma From Kuwait

2. Boubakar From Niger

3. Luna From Chile

4. Mr. Dheo From Portugal

5. Freya From Scotland

6. Parl From Estonia

7. Sophie From France

8. Sara From Iran

9. Idris From Nigeria

10. Daria From Ukraine

11. Ibrahim Zethy From Rwanda

12. Kavinthida From Thailand

13. Michele From Germany

14. Christophe From Belgium

15. Mustapha From Morocco

16. Ed From Kenya

17. Florencia From Argentina

18. Nicole From Ukraine

19. Sara From Tanzania

20. Anja From Slovenia

21. Gorana From Serbia

22. Jussi From Finland

23. Paris From United States

24. May From Lebanon

25. Ilya From Russia

26. Frédéric From France

27. Sebastian From Poland

28. Lubna From Egypt

29. Miljana From Serbia

30. Takeshi From Japan

31. Sadeem From Pakistan

32. Philip Chang From South Korea

33. Indrė From Lithuania

34. Jacob From Sweden

35. Barkinado From Senegal

36. Aldar From Russia

37. Simon Cheng From Taiwan

38. Rahma From Tunisia

39. Jargal From Mongolia

40. Frankie J From England

41. Gerd From Denmark

42. Katirina From Bulgaria

43. Bash From Lebanon

44. Martina From Austria

Elana