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b.1979 in Greece

 

Born in Levadia, in 1979, he studied Mathematical Economics in the UK. In 2005 he moved to Athens. In 2011/12 he attended seminars at Photo Circle, followed by photography classes by V. Gerontakos and in 2017/18 with K. Antoniadis and K. Goudis at H.C.P. in Athens. This was followed by participation in workshops held by A. Nasios, Bruce Gilden, Jacob Aue Sobol, Michael Ackerman and Anders Petersen. In 2021/22 he attended the mentorship workshop of JH Engström at Atelie Smedsby in Paris.

In 2013 he started working as a freelance, full-time photographer, learning on the job. In 2014 he worked for «Lifo» magazine

and from 2015 until now, for «Athens Voice» magazine as the main photographer and editor.

Awards / Residencies

2015 Athens Photo Festival APhF15 – Young Greek Photographers

Selected Exhibitions

2019 Being Here – Black Studio Art – Athens, Greece

2018  Where We Stand – Benaki Museum – Athens, Greece

2017  Place – Melina Merkouri Foundation – Athens, Greece

2017  Photography Circle Presentation – Benaki Museum – Athens, Greece

2017 Athens Street Photography Festival / Phos – Booze Cooperativa – Athens, Greece

2017 The Last Game – Trii Art Hub – Athens, Greece

2016 Bulb Annual Exhibition – Booze Cooperativa – Athens, Greece

2015 Athens Photo Festival – Young Greek Photographers 2015 – Benaki Museum – Athens, Greece

2015 Home – by Jacob Aue Sobol – Casa Bianca – Thessaloniki, Greece

2015 Home – Head On Photo Festival – Delmar Gallery – Sydney, Australia

2015 International Photography Festival Organ Vida – East Street 3 – Zvonimir Gallery – Zagreb, Croatia

2015 East Street 3 – Street Photography from Eastern Europe – Lublin, Poland

2015 Private – Booze Cooperativa – Athens, Greece

2014 Expressions – Booze Cooperativa – Athens, Greece

Books / Catalogues

2017 The Last Game | Catalogue

2016 East Street 3 | Street Photography from Eastern Europe

2015 Home by Jacob Aue Sobol | Catalogue 

2014 Photography Circle 1988 – 2014

 

Contact

Thanasis Karatzas

 

25 Panaitoliou Str.

Filopappou 11741

Athens, Greece

 

karatzas_t@yahoo.gr

t.+30 6947695466

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