A lineage of craft
Richard Avedon
Richard taught me not to bend light in the studio, but to remove the mask from the model's soul. Light was everywhere; the question was where to place the darkness.
— Egemen Mustafa Şener
Studio assistant to Richard Avedon in New York (1985–1989). That period shaped his light–shadow language and portrait depth — then editorial work for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.