He pursued his interest in both photography and music in his spare times and in 2006, he made an album titled Teselli consisting of his compositions.

In 2013, he supported One Billion Rising campaign of American feminist and drama writer Eve Ensler by creating a series of photographs inspired by stories of domestic violence.

[6][7][8] Cem's One Billion Suffers series was regarded as a powerful tool for creating awareness and influencing positive change in society.

His work for the Ten Thousand Warm Hearts campaign launched as a part of the tenth anniversary celebrations of Forum Bornova Mall in 2017, received ICSC Solal Marketing Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility category.

[14] In 2022 he published his book "50 Yolcu"(50 Passengers) in which he collected 50 photos of celebrities taken between 2016 and 2021 with an antique suitcase and their words on their life journeys.