I started making photographs in my early teens, then schooled myself in darkroom technique. In 1985 I followed the lectures of Platon Rivellis at the Photography Circle of Athens in the history and aesthetic of photography. In 2003, while on sabbatical leave, I attended a selection of courses at the School of Visual Arts, and the International Center of Photography in New York.
I have been a professional diplomat since 1986, having worked in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Athens, at the Greek Embassy in Vienna (1991-94), at the European Community Monitor Mission in Yugoslavia (1992), as Consul of Greece in Venice (1994-98), as Consul General of Greece in Novorossyisk (2000-02), as Liaison Officer with the Organising Committee of the Athens 2004 Olympics, as Deputy Head of the A4 Turkish Relations Department, as Deputy Head of Mission in the Greek Embassy in Helsinki in 2011, as Ambassador of Greece in Bangkok (2014-1018) and as Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Culture. My last posting was Head of Digital Governance, Telematics and Telecommunications. I am now retired.
Selected Exhibitions:
1987 - Photohoros Gallery, Athens.
1989 - Group exhibition of the Photography Circle in Strasbourg during the Hellenic week organised by the Council of Europe.
1991 - Omonoia Subway Station- 25 photographs, Ioni Gallery, Athens.
1996 - Group exhibition "New Greek Photography" at the C.R.A.F., Spilimbergo, Italy.
1998 - "Anatomical Sketches", Galleria San Niccolo, Venice.
- "Venice. Carnival Unmasked", Galleria Fallani Best, Florence.
2003 - "Venice. Carnival Unmasked" at the Epi Kolono theater in Athens, Greece.
- "Ten New Yorkers" at the General Consulate of Greece in New York.
2004 - Group Exhibition "Ways of Telling" at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography during the 2004 PHOTOSYNKYRIA.
2005 - "Natural History",solo exhibition at the National Bank of Greece Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, during the 2005 PHOTOSYNKYRIA.
- Group Exhibition "Fata Morgana" at the National Bank of Greece Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, during the 2005 PHOTOSYNKYRIA.
- "Reversible" at the Etoile Toy Visual Arts Center, Florence.
2006 - "Reversible" at the Palazzo Malipiero, Spazio 3196 during the Venice Biennale.
2008 - "Citizens of Novorossisk" at the CHEAPART Gallery as part of the Athens Photo Festival.
2017 - "Fire/Regeneration" at Central Embassy, Bangkok.
2018 - "Official Function" at the Kathmandu Gallery, Bangkok.
- "Who Do We (You) Think We Are?" at the River City Arts Center, Bangkok.
2022 - Group Exhibition "Landscape Stories" at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, curated by Iraklis Papaioannou.
2024 - "Destruction and Regeneration" at Gallery 7, Athens, as part of the Athens Photo Festival.
2025 - "INSTABANGKOK" at House of Lucie, Athens.
Publications:
1989 "Hellenic Photography Selections - Photographic Circle"
1990 "Photography Circle - Photographs"
1994 "Monitor in Croatia", ‘To Rodakio’ Editions.
1998 ”Venice. Carnival Unmasked”, CHARTA Editions, MILAN
2000 ”Kafka and photography” - an essay published in the literary review ”LEXI”.
2005 "REVERSIBLE" - Self publication, Athens.
2022 "Landscape Stories" participation in Exhibition Catalog, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
