Miraç Koçak

Hi, that's me! I'm a photographer living in Budapest, and most of my days are spent walking around this city and Venice with families, couples and travellers, catching the moments they'll want to keep. When I'm not doing that, I'm usually working on my own art projects with friends.

About ten years now. It started as a hobby, slowly took over my life, and since 2021 it's been my full-time work.

Film, mostly. I studied radio, cinema and television, then journalism, and later directing at the Budapest Film Academy. So when we shoot together, I'm quietly thinking like a director: where the light falls, how the frame looks, what little story is happening between you.

Turkish and English, so we'll understand each other easily. I'm also learning Hungarian and French, so feel free to laugh at my accent.

Relaxed and a bit cinematic. I'll guide you, but I'd rather catch you laughing than have you hold a pose. If you love a more editorial look, we can do that too. My personal work lives on the artistic side.

Pick a session on the Budapest or Venice page and choose a day, or send me your dates on WhatsApp. I confirm the meeting point and time with you personally.

Sessions start at €70 for a 30-minute Snapshot. A 60-minute Stroll is €130 in Budapest and €120 in Venice, a 90-minute Story €180 and €170. Romantic, proposal and gondola sessions are listed on each city page. The price is for the session, not per person.

The payment details come with your booking confirmation. Card and bank transfer both work.

Yes. You can move your session for free up to 48 hours before it starts, and cancel for a full refund up to 48 hours before. Later than that the session can't be refunded, but we can almost always find a new date. Full details are in the terms.

If the weather turns, we move your session to another time or day at no cost. Some couples love the rain with an umbrella, so it's your call. I check the forecast and message you the day before.

Most sessions start at Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church, with the Parliament and the Danube behind you. A Stroll adds a second spot and a Story a third, so we can also walk to the river or through the Castle District.

St Mark's Square, the Rialto Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs and the quiet canals behind them, where the light is softer and the crowds are thinner. Gondola sessions start where the gondola waits for us.

Early morning for empty streets and soft light, golden hour and blue hour for the warmest, most romantic photos. Romantic sessions are timed for golden or blue hour.

Not at all, most people aren't. I guide you the whole time with simple directions and keep it relaxed, so you can just enjoy the walk and be yourselves.

Of course. Many of my sessions are families with children, from babies to teenagers, and I keep it light so the kids can just be kids.

Plain colours and soft tones photograph best; small logos and busy patterns less so. Bring comfortable shoes for Budapest's hills and Venice's bridges. Send me your ideas and I'll help you choose.

Yes. We plan the spot together, I stay out of sight until the question, then photograph everything after it. You get a few previews the same day.

Yes. I'm in Venice on set dates for gondola and canal sessions, and in other cities on request. Send me your dates on WhatsApp.

Your edited photos arrive in your own online gallery within 5 days, often sooner. After a proposal you get a few previews the same day.

About 20 edited photos for a 30-minute Snapshot, about 45 for a Stroll and about 70 for a 90-minute Story. Romantic, proposal and gondola sessions are listed with their numbers on each city page.

Yes. Your session includes the best edited photos. If you want every good frame, you can add the full gallery after the shoot: just ask, and I'll send you the price for your session.

No. Every photo you receive is edited in my style, and RAW files stay with me, as is standard for photographers.

Yes, for personal use: print them, frame them, post them. A tag, @mirackocakk, is always appreciated. Commercial use needs a separate licence.

Only with your permission. I ask before sharing any photo in my portfolio or on Instagram, and I never share photos of children without their parents' consent.