Personal Journey

I remember the very first time I held a camera in my hands.

I was in the middle of high school and one of my classmates, Harris, a very talented guy, had brought his camera with him to our school trip in Italy. I promised myself (those big promises we gave ourselves when we were teenagers!) that with my first salary, I will buy myself a camera. Unfortunately, as you all know, not everything goes as planned in life and had to wait a few years and many salaries came by, in order to buy a camera. Actually, I almost forgot my promise, but the sparkle inside me didn’t. So, to make a long story short, after a few years one of my colleagues brought his new camera with him in our Sunday walk. And…that was it! The sparkle inside me became a fire and the same night, when I got home, I bought my first camera! My Nikon D5300!!

To be honest, I didn’t know back then, that I wanted to become a wedding photographer. I just wanted to go everywhere with my camera and take photos of almost everything I see! After many hours of studying and trying different types of photography, such us landscape photography, street photography etc, I realised that people inspire me more than anything else. At first, I focused on street photography, something that I still do in my free time (when I have !). I like to combine the architecture with human element. If you are interested in street photography visit @mystreetscope on instagram, a personal profile, in which I upload street photography content, exclusively. Street Photography taught me a lot and really changed my perspective in life. One of the most valuable assets I gained from street photography was observation. This has increased my ability in wedding photography to capture candid moments and be in the right place at the right time.

But how did I manage to become a wedding photographer?

Giannis, a very good friend of mine and also a photographer, asked me a few years ago to take photos of his brother’s wedding, which was my very first wedding.“This is it”, I said! “This is the kind of photographer I want to be!'" The wedding was full of emotions and joy. Everyone was so happy and I was honoured to be a part of this special day. It was magical to be the one that made these emotions last a lifetime, through my photos!

Giorgos & Nikoletta, my first wedding in Lesvos, Greece

This is how I started. After that wedding, I took aim on wedding and portrait photography only and finally I created my personal style, which is a blend of capturing raw emotions and carefully curated compositions.

Personally, I believe that every wedding is a unique love story. A story that should be narrated by the wedding photographer. The wedding photographer should be a story teller that understands couple’s unique chemistry and vision.

““Dedicated to my friend Giannis who is no longer with us.
Thank you my friend for the trust and appreciation! You gave me the opportunity to make my dreams come true!“”