In his childhood he enjoyed books from his father, with black and white pictures by a few famous photographers. His favorite camera is the Leica Rangefinder. He’s inspired by Robert Doiseau, Marc Riboud, Eugene Smith, Ed van de Elsken and Vojta Dukat. Iskandar Kley has a permanent exposition of his work in the Amsterdamse AMC and in Enschede. In 1994 he was the first prize winner of the Dutch Picture Trophy (De Nederlandse Foto trofee).