About
Can Gürkan (Pronounced: John Gurkhan) is from Istanbul, Turkey. He’s currently based in Chicago, IL. He specializes in black and white street photography. His work focuses on conveying emotional and psychological states he experiences or observes in others. His work often includes high-contrast, gritty black and white images with surreal elements. He has won several awards and his work has been published in various media.
He is also a scientist and is currently completing his PhD in computer science in Chicago. For more information regarding his academic work, see here.