The Real Risk Takers

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Huseyin Abdik, United States
• Date of Photograph
  2024
• Website
  http://www.huseyinabdik.com
• Instagram
  @huseyinabdik

The Real Risk Takers documents young motorcycle racers in Southeast Turkey, where economic hardship, high inflation, and limited opportunities shape daily life. Racing becomes a form of freedom, self-expression, and identity-making. Through close engagement with the community, I combine documentary and staged photography to challenge stereotypes that portray these young people as troublemakers. The work explores resilience, rebellion, masculinity, and the influence of social media, revealing the human stories behind the risks they take.

Hüseyin Abdik (b. 1991, Istanbul, Türkiye) is a photographer and visual artist whose practice explores memory, identity, fear, and the psychological landscapes that shape contemporary life. Working between documentary and constructed image-making, he investigates the tension between lived experience and imagined realities through cinematic visual narratives.

Awards 2026
Selection, FotoSlovo Awards
Jury's selection Fine Art Single Photo
Jury's selection Climate and Environmental Issues Single Photo