My name is Mustafa Çankaya and I’m a photographer from Istanbul who also works at Atatürk Airport.
I see thousands of different faces passing by everyday, from every culture and every part of the world. It is like a treasure for a photographer like me! This inspired me to combine my passion for photography with my work at the airport and create a new project called "100 Faces 100 Countries".
Almost everyday I walk around the transit section of the airport trying to find the right face. The person that I decide to shoot has to be different in some way. It could be the hairstyle or the dress but the most important is the atmosphere between me and the participant.
I have started my project in March 2018 and currently I have 117 portraits from 77 different countries. I will continue my project with the hope of having an exhibition of 100 different countries.
When I posted my project on Bored Panda in May 2018, it was published by German, Portugese, French, Bulgarian and Turkish media.
I love how this project connects the world in one place!
More info: Instagram
#21 Paris From United States
Her full name is Paris London. What a beautiful name! She had lovely holidays in Greece and was heading home.
118points
#22 Rahma From Tunisia
Rahma is a sports teacher. She was on the way to Romania.
114points
#23 Lubna From Egypt
Lubna is a psytrance Dj from Egypt. She lives in Sharm el Sheikh.
113points
#24 Ed From Kenya
Ed has both British & Kenya nationalities. He was waiting for his flight to Nairobi country.
113points
#25 Aldar From Russia
Aldar grew up in United Kingdom and still lives in London.
113points
#26 Luna From Chile
Luna had holidays with her friends in Kenya. She lives in Germany.
112points
#27 Daria From Ukraine
Daria had a flight to China for the next model shooting.
111points
#28 Gerd From Denmark
Gerd denied my offer to participate in my project at first. But, she had enough time to think about it when she was in Niger! When she came back, she explained that she liked the way this project connects people from all over the world. We met again on her way back to Denmark and had enough time for a photoshoot and a conversation.
111points
#29 Anja From Slovenia
Anja is the third face from Slovenia and as you see Slovenians travel a lot! I’ll probably meet half of the country until the end of the project.
110points
#30 Miljana From Serbia
Miljana is a tattoo artist. She was having holidays with her boyfriend.
108points
#31 Jacob From Sweden
Jacob is a medical student from Sweden. He was on the way to Sudan with a group of international students.
107points
#32 Ilya From Russia
Ilya Varlamov is one of the most famous bloggers & reporters from Russia. He was preparing a video for his YouTube channel when we met. Thanks to Ilya, most of the project followers are from Russia.
103points
#33 Martina From Austria
Thanks for spreading love Martina!
103points
#34 Florencia From Argentina
Florencia is a forensic anthropologist. She works for the Red Cross and her last destination was Georgia.
100points
#35 Sadeem From Pakistan
Sadeem studies Global Development in the University of Copenhagen. He loves to play his guitar as a hobby.
100points
#36 Boubakar From Niger
Boubakar is the leader of the pilgrim group. I met him on his way back to Hajj.
98points
#37 Barkinado From Senegal
Barkinado is a Senegalese painter and he has an upcoming exhibition at France La Motte-Servolex.
90points
#38 Mustapha From Morocco
Mustapha is a member of the band called Daraa Tribes. Their music is a fusion of the ancestral tribal music of the Draa Valley with the Sahara blues specific to the city of Tagounite (an oasis in the heart of the Moroccan dessert)
89points
#39 Simon Cheng From Taiwan
Photographer Simon Cheng was documenting the refugees in Slovenia. When we met, he was heading to Northern Irak where the refugees are coming from. Hope to meet him on his way back to hear his story!
84points
#40 Sophie From France
Sophie plays her guitar as a hobby. When I met her, she was waiting for her flight to Lebanon. She has chosen a good destination to learn Arabic!
84points
