Hi, I’m Duygu Rabeya Atacan Daniels. I was born in Ankara (1986) and grew up moving between Istanbul, Yalova, Chicago, New York, New Jersey, California and now Austin, Texas—never in one town long enough to call home. I taught myself how to code and began building websites at age ten, eventually switching to designing mobile apps with the introduction of the iPhone. I started photography in my teens with a Kodak DC290, Canon AE-1, Polaroid Spectra and Holga. I studied the business of fashion in college and launched [1] [2] [3] ventures between 2006–2013. I’m a Master of Divinity dropout, studying Tasawwuf (Sufism) under various teachers and theologians for over fifteen years. I have a particular interest in the history of corruption in religion, finding a grounded “middle path”, and mastering emotional processing. I practice Tai Chi.

After shutting down my socials I’m back with a photo blog. Currently dividing my time between two book projects and software design consulting. If you’d like to occasionally hear from me, you can sign up for my substack: Heartkeeping.

Thanks for visiting, hope you check back and I’d love to hear from you.


RECENTLY
· Winner of the Writers’ League of Texas, best memoir (2025)
· In the Process podcast interview (2025)
· Launched Heartkeeping (2025)

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