Sacid Aker

1956 Ankara, Turkey born photographer studied chemical engineering. His adventure in photography started with analog camera in 1974 when he was an university student. He was spending his time admiringly in darkroom. He became a member of AFSAD, Ankara Amateur Union of Photography and Cinema in 1978.

He joined to KASK, Amateur Photographers Club of Kocaeli, and worked as secretary between 1981-1985.

In 1986, he played a major role in establishing MFD (Photography Club of Mersin, formerly IFAD), where he worked many years as a chairman and at different roles in managing committee.

The photographer is invited as jury member to the  photography competitions them.

It was not easy for the artist to give up taking analog pictures and to give a start to digital photography, but it was inevitable. He is in love taking pictures and sharing them. Portrait photography is his main focus although he has a portfolio in nature photography. Being an engineer makes geometrical figures attractive to him.