About
Ege Ilıcak (b. 1988, Ankara, Turkey) is a street photographer based in Heidelberg, Germany.
After completing his studies at Bilkent University, Department of Information Systems and Technologies, Ege developed his passion for photography and chose it as a second profession alongside his engineering and project management work.
Ege's work can be found in private collections across the world and has been featured in international photography magazines in the UK and Germany. In 2021 he took master classes from Yael Martinez at Magnum Photos in Paris.
Ege's artistry was recognized with a win at the annual Leica Gallery Frankfurt Photography competition in December 2022, cementing their place among the finest photographers in the world.
He continues to capture the local frames of life.
Awards
Winner of the annual Leica Gallery Photography Competition - Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2023
Winner of the annual Leica Gallery Photography Competition - Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2022
Exhibitions
2023 | Leica Gallery Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2022 | Steinturnhalle, Leonberg, Germany
2022 | Eurythmeum, Stuttgart, Germany - Professional printing sponsored by Das Forum der Kulturen Stuttgart e. V.
2017 | Human in Motion - OFF//FOTO Festival - Heidelberg, Germany
Publications
Interview by Esra Akyol - Turkey, 2022
SOMOS Ensemble Zwiegespräch Project - Germany, 2022
Issue No. 185 - Pro Talk Interview - United Kingdom, 2021
Interview by Jess Johnston - United Kingdom, 2021
