Emre Küheylan is a lecturer of photography and media in Izmir University of Economics. He is also the Vice Director of Vocational School of IUE. In past years, he worked as a curator in photography festivals around the world.

In Feb 2023, he was invited to join the Global Artists Committee of the Asian Art Association and be judge of Asian Press Photo 2023.

Emre Küheylan started his professional photography career in Hamburg-based Gruppe28 Photo Agency. His articles and photographs have been published in various news, travel, culture and art magazines in many countries. His photographic works have been exhibited in various galleries and festivals in Italy, China, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

In 2009, he started to work as a writer and representative in PhotoWorld Magazine. He organized several exhibitions held at Istanbul PhotoWorld Photography Center and he curated “Without Borders” section of “Our Life is Photography” Photo Festival held at CKM, Istanbul.

In 2011, Emre Küheylan founded the Artlica Agency, which represents more than 30 art photographers worldwide. The artists he has represented took part in many exhibitions and festivals such as the Istanbul Design Biennial. In the following years, he started Globalica, the editorial branch of the agency. Globalica represented Camera Press (United Kingdom), Agentur Focus (Germany), Anzenberger Agency (Austria) and Agence VU (France) in Turkey.

Emre Küheylan is working as lecturer of photography and media at Izmir University of Economics since 2015. He is also the Vice Director of Vocational School. He curated many exhibitions and festivals including Fotofestiwal Lodz, Photolux Festival Italy, Porto Photo Fest and International Z Photography Festival. He is also a jury member in several international photography competitions around the world.

- Curator of Photography - Curator of festivals and exhibitions including Fotofestiwal Lodz, Photolux Festival Italy, Porto Photo Fest, Z FotoFest Istanbul and more.

- Photographic Artist - Exhibitions in several museums and art galleries in Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Brighton, Istanbul and Minneapolis.

- Jury Member - International Photography Awards (IPA), Tokyo International Foto Awards, reFocus Awards...