Cengiz Yar
Editor / Based in El Paso, Texas
Cengiz (b. 1986) is a documentary photographer and photo editor currently based in El Paso, Texas. He is the photo editor for the tech publication Rest of World , overseeing all visuals, including photography and illustration. His...
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Cengiz (b. 1986) is a documentary photographer and photo editor currently based in El Paso, Texas. He is the photo editor for the tech publication Rest of World, overseeing all visuals, including photography and illustration. His documentary photography focuses on mass displacement, religious and ethnic minorities, and the repercussions of the Islamic State. He has photographed war and its effects in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan and has a long-term commitment to documenting civilian casualties as a result of conflict.
He is the inaugural recipient of the James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting from the Online News Association in 2015, was a member of the Associated Press team listed as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the battle for Mosul in 2016, and was listed on the Getty Images Reportage Emerging Talent roster. He won a National Magazine Award as the managing editor of Roads & Kingdoms in 2019, served for three years as a board member for the Frontline Freelance Register, advocating for better training and protections for conflict freelancers, and was named a 2019 Dart Center Ochberg Fellow in Journalism and Trauma.
Cengiz’s clients include Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, WIRED, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Instagram, Google, UNHCR, and The New York Times among others.
He is HEFAT, RISC, and FAA drone pilot certified.
He is the inaugural recipient of the James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting from the Online News Association in 2015, was a member of the Associated Press team listed as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the battle for Mosul in 2016, and was listed on the Getty Images Reportage Emerging Talent roster. He won a National Magazine Award as the managing editor of Roads & Kingdoms in 2019, served for three years as a board member for the Frontline Freelance Register, advocating for better training and protections for conflict freelancers, and was named a 2019 Dart Center Ochberg Fellow in Journalism and Trauma.
Cengiz’s clients include Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, WIRED, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Instagram, Google, UNHCR, and The New York Times among others.
He is HEFAT, RISC, and FAA drone pilot certified.