Gökhan Tiryaki was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1972. He worked for the Turkish national TV station (TRT) and joined the production of several TV films and documentaries as a cameraman between 1991 and 1996. Since 1996, he has been working as a cinematographer. In the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2012, he received the Award for Achievement in Cinematography for his work in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes Grand Prix winning film ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA. He has won numerous other awards for Best Cinematography at festivals including Dubai, Manaki Brothers, Thailand the World, as well as Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) and the Yesilcam Awards.