Photographer & Photojournalist
Leyla Dirim is a Berlin-based storyteller behind the lens—a photographer & photojournalist born and raised in Germany — whose name, fittingly, means night and life. Her work is not just about capturing photos but about weaving together cultures, languages, and perspectives.
Photo dispatch is a space for the unhurried look — essays and photographs from exhibitions, travels, and ideas that take their time.
In photojournalism & stories, you will find selected moments from sports, culture, and everyday life: documentary photography and visual stories.
Her current series Inner Berlin documents urban life through a static lens — observing, listening, and making visible what usually passes unseen.
Selected photographic works are presented on Leyla Dirim Photography
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 Du bist am Zug. Outdoor-Plakatausstellung im öffentlichen Raum, Berlin, Germany, Juli-August, dubistamzug.net
2026 Bewegung. Galerie Streulicht, Berlin, Germany
2025 I found a way to make you smile. Galerie Streulicht, Berlin, Germany
2024 „Dein schönster EM-Moment in Berlin“ Instagram photo competition of the Senatskanzlei Berlin. Jury selection of 15 photos, exhibited at Rotes Rathaus, Berlin, Germany
2024 Open Call „Dein schönstes Bild aus einem Jahr Streulicht“ Gemeinschaftsausstellung Galerie Streulicht, Berlin, Germany, Galerie Streulicht
2023 Berlin jetzt! Foto-Aufruf des Stadtmuseum Berlin, Online Galerie (4 Bilder) Berlin, Germany, Berlin Museum
Iconic ICC Berlin Impressions
On September 10, 2025, I accepted an invitation from visitberlin to a preview photo tour as part of Open Monument Day. Here are a few impressions.
The former convention center opened its doors only for that weekend. Built in the 1970s in the western part of the capital, the ICC gained global recognition for its state-of-the-art architecture and became the largest convention center in Europe.