The photography artist, Leyla EMEKTAR was born in Adana. After completing her primary, secondary and high education in this city, she graduated from Çukurova University, Art Department of Faculty of Fine Arts. She started her career as Visual Arts Teacher and she is still pursuing her job. She taught part time at Kocaeli University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography.

The photographer who gives lectures as workshops to photography societies and groups, was awarded the degree of AFIAP in 2012 and EFIAP by “Federation ınternationale de L’art Photographique (FIAP)”. She was given the degree of GPUCR2 by the Global Photographic Union in 2014. In both national and international contests, her works won over 250 prizes.

Al Thani was invited to Qatar after winning the photo contest. (2012) The Digital Arts Museum in California, her artworks were given Stellar Art Awards. One of her works is exhibited in Ovar Museum, İn Portugal. (2013) She was accepted and invited to the documentary portfolio organization organized in cooperation with HPA and UNESCO in China. (2015) Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum international photography award (HIPA) received an award in the category of digital manipulation (2016). The first prize in the International Photography Festival that is held in Siena, winner in The Alfred Fried Photography Award, Austria, (2016) Received awards from Xposure Sharjah İnternational phtography award in the category of photojournalism,and digital manipulation(2017&2018). In China, she was invited to an event organized as the world’s ten best photographers and her documentary portfolio was displayed. (2018) An event held in Japan where the best landscape photographs were invited; she was invited to receive the grand prize and his work was exhibited in Tokyo. (2018) Her works were exhibited at the DongGang International Photo Festival held in Seoul. (2019)