International Visual Culture and  Contemporary Photography Conference International Visual Culture and Contemporary Photography Conference is a interdisciplinary event dedicated to study the visual culture, visual communication, documentation of the urban environment and photographic arts. The conference will be held in Istanbul on April 1-2, 2016, coordinated by DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center), organized by B?LSAS (Science, Art, Sport Productions) and hosted by Cezayir Conference Halls. 3rd International Visual Culture and Contemporary Photography Conference CONTEMPHOTO ’16 Conference aims at achieving a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective on identity in the form images with special focus on gender issues, immigration, urban issues and memory. Multiple roles of visual culture are going to be explored in relation to urban psychology, daily life, the self and expression of the identities in urban landscapes as a document, art, advertisement or hobby. PUBLICATION All submitted papers are subject to double blind peer review. Conference proceedings are going to be available on DVD as e-book and DAKAM's digital library with an ISBN number before the conference and will be sent to be reviewed for inclusion in the "Thomson & Reuters Web of Science's Conference Proceedings Citation Index" (CPCI) and Google Scholars. THEMES 01. VISUAL CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND IDENTITY 01.1. Photography as an art and Identity 01.2. Identity and Visual Culture 01.3. Social Stratifications and Image 02. SPACE, URBAN ISSUES AND PHOTOGRAPHY 02.1. City as a Scene 02.2. City as an Atelier 02.2. City as a Subject 03. DOCUMENTATION & MEMORY 03.1.Documenting the Memory 03.2.Documenting the Present 03.3. Documenting the History of Visual Culture 04. VISUAL CULTURE, COMMUNICATION AND POLITICS 04.1. Media and Visual Culture 04.2 Politics and Image 04.3 Visual Communication VENUE The conference will be held at Cezayir Meeting Halls (Hayriye Caddesi 12, Galatasaray, Beyoglu) http://www.cezayir-istanbul.com/en/index.php Cezayir building was built in 1901 as a school by the Italian Workers' Society. The building, with its 2005 renovation, has been transformed into a landmark establishment serving under the Cezayir Garden, Cezayir Lounge and Cezayir Rooms brands on its three floors. Housing a restaurant, a lounge, a bar and meeting rooms as well as providing a wide range of cultural events in its halls. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE The scientific committee consists of significant scholars, Orhan Cem CETIN- Bahçe?ehir University Murat GERMEN- Sabanc? University Is?k SEZER- Izmir Dokuz Eylul University Beyhan OZDEMIR- Izmir Dokuz Eylul University Fulya Ertem BASKAYA - Izmir University of Economics F?rat ARAPOGLU- Kemerburgaz University Gary Roderick McLEOD- Izmir University of Economics http://www.contemphotoconference.org/p/committees.html ABSTRACT SUBMISSION You can submit your abstract by entering the online registration system EASYCHAIR at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=contemphoto16 You will receive a reply to your proposal within three weeks following a double-blind review process.