Biography
Leyla EMEKTAR was born in 1972, in Adana.After completing Primary, Secondary and High School Education in Seyhan, Adana; she attended Çukurova University, Department of Painting at the Faculty of Education and graduated in 1993. By taking photography training at the university, she gained experience on photography and dark room using. Leyla EMEKTAR who is married with two children, works as a Visual Arts teacher in Kandıra, Kocaeli. The artist who is the members of KASK (Kocaeli Fotoğraf Sanatı Derneği / Kocaeli Art of Photography Society) Gölcük Fotoğraf Sanatı Derneği (Gölcük Art of Photography Society) and SSS (Sille Sanat Sarayı / Sille Art Palace), has been the member of UPI (United Photographers International) since 2011; and has received the degree of AFIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art) in 2012. The photographer produces works on the field of Creative Edit and got many National and International Awards from the photo contests she attended.
