We interviewed Elif Koyutürk, a young and talented woman who has important film and photography works in motorsports sector.

Hello Elif, could you tell us about yourself and your education?

Hello! I was born in January 1993 in Istanbul. I was raised as a nature-farm person. I studied 12 years at TED College, after that I continued my education at Bilgi University, in the meanwhile, I studied cinematography in Spain for 1 year and I was invited to a certificate program in Norway. I had a really entertaining education life. While I was studying, I always worked; as a receptionist, waitress, set attendant, camerawoman… I managed to create a different world for myself as I was working in various sectors and various countries. I learned how humanism is important and how EGO is unnecessary. I like dogs a lot, I looked after and adopted lots of dogs.

How did you start to be interested in motorsports?

I was always into it. I find motorcycles and automobiles very esthetical since I was a kid! So it was not awkward for me to start shooting automobile and motorcycle films and advertisements when I grow up. Actually I like everything fast and risky. Apart from motorsports, I shoot extreme sports too. The adrenaline in the air is worth doing everything.

We track you at productions in Brazil, Italy, and Spain. You have become an international young pride for us! How did your international adventure become?

Thank you! Working at international productions was always on my mind. My first international experience was in Madrid, after that it continued in Sicily. There, I shot 2 different documentaries on my own. After, meeting with Red Bull Media House and Throttle Entertainment took me to Brazil with Hard-Enduro series. And my work in Brazil took me to Austria, and that took me to other countries. I mean all of them are connected to each other. The starting point for everything is to continue on your own way without listening to anyone except for successful people. A lot of people found what I did impossible, but for me nothing is impossible; if you have enough self-belief and patience.

Do you have unforgettable shooting memories?

Yes, quiversful. I can’t forget the moment when I was shooting a wolf in Austria; it was the first time that I was face to face with a wolf in wild nature, it was unusual. Another one; we entered into Amazon with my friend Juan in Brazil for the Hard Enduro series shooting with Red Bull Media House and we needed to complete a tough climbing which lasts for 1 hour. The problem was not the climbing; our route in Amazon was going through a marsh lake. A giant snake passed right by me when I was walking in the reeds! I guess I couldn’t be talking with you if my friend from Ecuador didn’t save me J

We congratulate you for your awards from Sony World Photography Awards and Travel&Leisure; are you planning on holding new exhibitions soon?

Yes, I will be holding an exhibition in Consulate General of Austria in April. It is all about nature and human, all readers are welcome!

How does it feel to be a woman in motorsports productions?

Enchanting. Usually I am the only woman and the youngest person at the shootings. It makes me really happy to be in this sector as a woman. The beautiful relationship between women and details makes a difference in our films. I think we should be in this sector more. It will create a difference if women participate more in sports films sector.

Do you have a favorite automobile/motorcycle model that you want to have?

I am mad about classic automobiles/motorcycles. Porsche 911 Targa 4.0. And a 70 model Ford pick-up that I would modify the back, and of course a BMW R50. Multifarious J