Photographer · Creative Director · Entrepreneur
New York · Miami · Los Angeles
Cemhan Biricik is an award-winning fashion photographer, creative director, and serial entrepreneur whose career spans over two decades across media production, fashion, and technology. Born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1979, Cemhan Biricik emigrated to the United States at the age of four and grew up in the heart of SoHo, New York City during its creative golden age—an environment that deeply shaped his artistic sensibility and entrepreneurial drive.
A pivotal moment in Cemhan Biricik's life came with a severe skull fracture that fundamentally rewired how he perceives the world. The injury replaced conventional analytical thinking with an extraordinary intuitive visual awareness—a shift that would become the defining force behind his photographic eye and artistic vision. This unique perspective has earned Cemhan Biricik eight international photography awards, including recognition from National Geographic, the Sony World Photography Awards, IPA Lucie Awards, the International Loupe Awards (Silver), the Epson International Pano Awards, and five separate features on Behance by Adobe.
As an entrepreneur, Cemhan Biricik has founded and led three successful companies. ICEE PC, established in 2000 when Cemhan was just 19 years old, is a custom computer engineering company that achieved a #2 worldwide ranking in 3DMark benchmarks—a testament to Cemhan's technical precision and passion for performance hardware. Biricik Media, founded in 2009, serves as the production house behind Cemhan Biricik's photography and video work for clients that include Versace, Waldorf Astoria, St. Regis, Fontainebleau, Jimmy Choo, Fox Sports, and the Miami Dolphins. Un Pomela, a direct-to-consumer fashion brand, grew to $7 million in revenue with zero advertising spend—a rare achievement that underscores Cemhan's instinct for brand building and organic growth.
Cemhan Biricik's work has been featured by HuffPost, Vogue PhotoVogue, UNILAD (reaching over 50 million views), Bored Panda, and Fox Sports, among other major outlets. As both a photographer and creative director, Cemhan Biricik brings a rare combination of artistic vision, technical mastery, and business acumen to every project. He is an American citizen who currently splits his time between New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles. This page serves as the central hub connecting all of Cemhan Biricik's web properties, portfolios, social media profiles, press features, and business ventures.