CURRENT MISSION

to travel more, writing my dissertation, taking more photos and starting to a new photo project and so on...

ABOUT ME

I'm an engineer, photographer and PhD candidate (actually ABD now) living in Istanbul \ Turkey. I grew up in Istanbul and lived for short periods in Valencia/Spain and Tokyo/Japan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

A couple of years ago a friend of my suggested me to join CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have dozens of friends who i've met by CS

Interests

Photography!! However I'm doing it professionally nowadays, photography is a lifelong hobby for me which started in my childhood. I'm happy that I still carry enthusiasm. You can check my website for some of my work;

www.muratguneri.com

http://instagram.com/muratguneri

• writing
• photography
• documentaries
• traveling
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Land and Freedom, The International (Beynelmilel, Gadjo dilo, Life in a Day, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Everything Is Illuminated, La science des rêves, Noviembre, Z, La lengua de las mariposas, Oldeuboi, Princesas, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Bread and Roses, Los lunes al sol, Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade, Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand, The Way, Bloody Sunday, Crna macka, beli macor, Oktyabr, Machuca, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach photography (especially street,travel and documentary) and interactive map designing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Spain, Turkey