GRIGORIS

VLASSAS

He was born in Athens in 1958. He studied photography, cinema, and the visual arts in Paris.

Since 1985, he has been teaching photography at the Photography Department of the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens, where he serves as a professor.

In 1995, his artistic work was recognized by the Scientific Council of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH/ITE) as equivalent to a postgraduate degree, and in 2002 it was further recognized as equivalent to a doctoral degree.

He has received numerous distinctions and awards, including a prize from the Academy of Athens, the ESFIAP distinction from FIAP, a 30-year anniversary gold medal from the Association of Greek Writers, the First Panhellenic Award for Free Reportage, as well as gold and silver medals from the Hellenic Photographic Society.

He has also been awarded a certificate of honour and a medal by the Hellenic Cultural Centre in Stockholm, Sweden.

He writes articles on history, art, and the semiotics of photography. He has successfully completed research programmes for which he served as scientific director, and he studies transnational cultural cooperation projects.

He served as Head of the Photography Department at the TEI of Athens (1997–2000), Deputy Director of S.G.T.K.S. (1998–2000), advisor to OEEK, and book reviewer for the Pedagogical Institute. He was President of the Hellenic Photographic Society from 1999 to 2003, and in June 2003 he was named Honorary President. He is a member of the Greek Photojournalists’ Union.

He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. His works are included in museums and private collections. He has also organized cultural events as Chairman of Organizing Committees and Artistic Director.

He is the author of the books Professional Photojournalism, A Study in Artistic Photography and Audiovisual Arts, and Photographic Techniques. His photographic work has been published in the luxury volume Monuments of Orthodoxy in Albania, as well as in many exhibition catalogues and photography magazines, including portfolio features.

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