Alumni Awards
On this page, important activities of graduates of the Department are presented
3/2024 - Katerina Tsakiri and Ilias Lois at Futures Photography
Important distinction For Ilias Lois and Katerina Tsakiris, graduates of our Department, at Futures Photography.
We are thrilled to announce the new emerging artists nominated by Void (@photo_void) who are joining FUTURES this year!
They are Ilias Lois (@iliaslois), Katerina Tsakiri(@katerina_tsakiri_katerina), Klavdia Balampanidou (@klavdia_balampanidou), Louiza Vradi (@louizavradi), and Tony Docekal (@tonydocekal).
Here’s a taste of their works, find more on our website!
link.in bioFUTURES is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union @creative.eu
2023 - Significant Awards for Yiannis Zindrilis, publication in the British Guardian newspaper
Publication in the British newspaper Guardian of works by Yiannis Zindrilis from the exhibition in Helsinki.
The graduate of the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts and postgraduate student of the PMS “Photography: Research and Methodology” Yiannis Zindrilis presented the photographic project “Ethnic Greece Homeless” at the Helsinki Festival in Finland.
The photos were taken during the team’s campaigns at four World Cups, namely in Glasgow, Oslo, Graz and Mexico City, from 2016 to 2018, as well as during their matches in refugee camps across the Greece. The group consists of homeless people, recovering substance abusers, immigrants, refugees and people living in extreme poverty. The series follows the “behind the scenes” missions, mainly during the preparation of the improvised stadiums and the backstages that revolve around it, as well as the activities after the end of each game, i.e. before and after the football event itself.
Images belong to the category of photographic documentation, a genre that produces clear and accurate representations of people, places and events.
2023 -Yiannis Zindrilis at the MATAROA AWARDS for Photography
Yiannis Zindrilis was chosen to show his work among many entries of up-and-coming photographers that emerged through the MATAROA AWARDS for Photography process. According to the press release:
“With the support of the Cultural Society, in the framework of the MATAROA program, and after an open invitation to the artistic community, two young photographers present their solo exhibitions in an effort to give a platform to worthy photographic works of emerging artists.
Alexandra Riba’s exhibition “Between Cities and Skies” captures the noise above the city in a unique photographic imprint, while Yiannis Zindrilis’ exhibition “A Long Saturday” traces our immobility and difficulty in defining and coming to terms with the environment us”
he was chosen to show his work among many entries of emerging photographers who were selected through the MATAROA AWARDS for Photography process. According to the press release:
“With the support of the Cultural Society, in the framework of the MATAROA program, and after an open invitation to the artistic community, two young photographers present their solo exhibitions in an effort to give a platform to worthy photographic works of emerging artists.
Alexandra Riba’s exhibition “Between Cities and Skies” captures the noise above the city in a unique photographic imprint, while Yiannis Zindrilis’ exhibition “A Long Saturday” traces our immobility and difficulty in defining and coming to terms with the environment us”.
Excerpt from an interview with Yiannis Zindrilis on the MATAORA platform
https://www.mataroa.gr/portrait/yannis-zindrilis/
Yiannis Zindrilis (b. 1982, Ioannina, Greece) lives and works in Athens as a freelance photographer. He graduated from the Department of Topography and the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. His work, Ambiguous Landscapes, was exhibited at the 2016 Athens Photography Festival, New Greek Photographers. He teaches photography at the Hellenic Cancer Society.
Links to publications for further information:
https://helsinkiphotofestival.com/exhibitions-2023/yannis-zindrilis/
https://www.mataroa.gr/update/mataroa-awards-photography/
https://thessalonikicityguide.gr/events/a-long-saturday-giannis-zindrilis/
10/2023 - 01/2024 -Photobiennale Thessaloniki the photographic series “Long Saturday”
In 2023, Yannis Zindrilis exhibited at the Photobiennale of Thessaloniki the photographic series “Long Saturday” where people are depicted, at road intersections, in barren landscapes, in an inhospitable environment where the road signs emphasize the prohibitions and the difficulty of identification and harmony with those around them place.
Nikos Papadopoulos, photography, filming, fashion
Nikos Papadopoulos is one of the most important fashion photographers, with a career beyond the borders of our country.
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