smoke art prison

Pictured: ‘I Want Out’

smoke art alien

He says “I am not aware of anybody else making compositions from smoke patterns similar to mine. My inspiration has been to make something completely different than what the camera captures”. Pictured: ‘You Are Not Alone’

smoke art aquarium

Pictured: ‘Aquarium’

smoke-art-candle

Pictured: ‘Candle’

smoke art eye

Turkish-born Mehmet’s passion for photography began in 1989, with a film camera. Pictured: ‘Eye contact’

smoke art fire dan

Some of his audience have been critical of the work, which they believe condones the deadly habit of smoking. Pictured: ‘Fire Dancer’

smoke art guns ros

But the shapes are created using incense sticks and liquid nitrogen, not cigarettes. Pictured: ‘Guns and Roses’

smoke art milky way

Photographer Mehmet Ozgur has spent years amassing still photographs of different smoke formations. Pictured: ‘Milky Way’.

smoke art soup

Mehmet now lives in Virginia, USA and has started selling his images through his website. Pictured: ‘Soup’

smoke art splash

He soon became interested in special effects photography and the technical aspects of image making. Pictured: ‘Splash’

smoke art volcano

Pictured: ‘Krakatoa’

smoke art waves

These mesmerising images have been created using smoke. This one is titled ‘Jaws’.

smoke art wind see

He continues “Smoke is difficult to control, but it gives so much compositional freedom”. Pictured: ‘Wind Seeker’