About
Ege Ilicak (b. 1988, Ankara) is a street photographer based in Heidelberg, Germany. He photographs to discover what the world becomes inside a frame, bringing no message to the street and asking nothing of it in return. The photograph alone matters, not the moment it happened to hold.
Whether returning to the same streets for years or passing through only once, he works near the edge of failure, where pictures remain honest. What endures are local fragments of ordinary life, imperfect and true.
Solo and Group Exhibitions
- 2026 | Montreal Street Photography Festival, Canada
- 2026 | Kominek Gallery, Berlin
- 2026 | Ecos Cardinales Vol. V, Galería Germán Gedovius. San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- 2026 | Dublin Street Photography Festival, Ireland
- 2026 | Idle Moments - OFF//FOTO Festival - Numa Works Gallery, Mannheim, Germany
- 2025 | Rome Street Photography Festival, Italy
- 2025 | Brussels Street Photography Festival, Belgium
- 2025 | Unite Ortak Mekan, Ankara, Türkiye
- 2024 | Leica Gallery Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- 2023 | Leica Gallery Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- 2022 | Steinturnhalle, Leonberg, Germany
- 2022 | Eurythmeum, Stuttgart, Germany - Sponsored by Das Forum der Kulturen Stuttgart e. V.
- 2017 | Human in Motion - OFF//FOTO Festival - Heidelberg, Germany
Awards and Recognitions
- 2026 | Montreal Street Photography Festival - Featured Exhibitor
- 2026 | Ecos Cardinales Vol. V - Featured Exhibitor
- 2026 | Dublin Street Photography Festival - Shortlist
- 2025 | Finalist - Rome Street Photography Festival - Rome
- 2025 | Finalist - Brussels Street Photography Festival - BSPF
- 2023 | 1st Prize - Leica Frankfurt Gallery Photography Competition
- 2022 | 1st Prize - Leica Frankfurt Gallery Photography Competition
Internationally Featured In
IN MAGAZIN
SOMOS Ensemble Zwiegespräch Project - Germany, 2022
PROFESSIONAL PHOTO MAGAZINE
Issue No. 185 - Pro Talk Interview - United Kingdom, 2021
AFFINITY SPOTLIGHT MAGAZINE
Interview by Jess Johnston - United Kingdom, 2021