Aydın Büyüktas was born in 1972 in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. After moving to Istanbul in 2000, he worked for various film and video production companies. At the same time, he continued his education in the areas of visual effects, 3D animation and video production, and discovered his passion for photography. To expand his skills and knowledge still further, he decided in 2012 to study photography at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul, his chosen place of residence.