Cengiz (b. 1986) is a documentary photographer and editor currently based in El Paso, Texas.
He is a deputy editor at the tech publication Rest of World, overseeing visuals and editorial production. 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 Pulitzer Prize finalist 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, and was 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.
E-mail: studio@cengizyar.com