Coşkun Aşar is an independent photographer and filmmaker based in Turkey. He works mainly on long-term personal projects. His interest in photography started in 1995 while studying film. Preferring to reflect on his own environment, he focused on stories of socially isolated and marginalised people, poverty, immigration and gender issues. Early in his career, Aşar also worked as a freelance photographer for national and international media. He was among 20 photographers selected from all over the world who were invited to exhibit their work on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the LEICA M series. He has exhibited his projects in galleries and museums all over the world. He published his first photography book Blackout in 2017. Coşkun worked with legendary Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka on his photographic project “Ruins” for more than ten years and filmed him while working on it. He completed his first feature-length documentary film entitled Koudelka Crossing the Same River in 2022.