Athlos, 11 April - 7 May 2024
7 Exhibitions, 28 Artists
-Limassol Molos x 2
-Limassol Molos (Caffè Nero square)
-Plateia Syntagmatos x 2
-Old Port
-Exhibit8 Gallery
2024 Participants
“Athlos” takes you beyond the finish line, within the frame, while diving into the raw emotions, the unwavering determination and the stories that unfold within the arena of sports.
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In every frame, the photographers capture more than the tangible moments. They seize the spirit, the passion, and the relentless pursuit of excellence as each photograph is a chapter in the untold stories of sportsmanship.
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Sports photography has played a key role and it is a genre that is constantly challenging the medium and each era’s tools even more than ever before. Its evolution and approach over the years have shifted our imagination and perception of what sports look and feel like.
Paris J Andreou
Paris J Andreou is a sports photographer and the general manager of Action In Sports.
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He was the official photographer of the Cyprus Olympic Committee for the Tokyo 2022 Olympic Games.
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He has covered major international sporting events including the Olympics, Mediterranean Games, Commonwealth Games, as well as World and European Championships in Cyprus and abroad.
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Since 2014, he has his own company in the field of sports media, providing news and media services.
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Selene Alexia
Selene Alexia began her photography career in 2009 while living in the United States, where she was a teaching assistant for photography at Boston University.
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She moved to London in 2011 to pursue a degree in photography and shortly thereafter began shooting sports.
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She photographed many major sporting events including Olympic and Paralympic games, Commonwealth Games, and World Championships.
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Her work has been published in the US, Europe and Asia, and is a part of private collections.
Alexis Berg
Paul-Henri Cahier
Gerry Cranham
Corinne Dubreuil
Andreas Iacovou
Andreas Iacovou is an award-winning sports photographer who has captured local and international championships across various sports in Cyprus.
He has also authored the book "Sports, Lesson in life."
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Maxim Korotchenko
Stefanos Kouratzis
Stefanos Kouratzis is an award-winning visual story teller, multidisciplinary photographer and writer.
He has participated in the 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture as part of the Cyprus Pavilion and his work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad, including events and spaces such as the Nicosia International Festival, "SPEL" - State Gallery of Contemporary Art (Nicosia), the National Library of Vienna, and the Unité d'habitation by Le Corbusier in Marseille.
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He has served as a foreign correspondent, contributing to local and international media and has covered stories in hostile zones. He collaborates with the Press and Information Office of Cyprus on selected photographic projects.
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Kouratzis has curated photographic exhibitions and currently serves as the artistic director of the Limassol Photography Festival for 2024.
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His photographs are found in private collections worldwide, and he has published articles on Photography and Journalism.
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Jean-Baptiste Liautard
Anne-Christine Poujoulat
Anne-Christine Poujoulat started photography at the age of 10 and, from high school, aspired to become a photojournalist.
During her studies, she completed an internship at the photo service of AFP and never left. She has always been excited about the Agency, the richness of news coverage, and the necessity of working under pressure, aiming to be factual.
For over twenty years, she was attached to the offices of Montpellier and Marseille where she covered news as well as various Cannes Festivals and FIFA World Cups. She is now at the Paris photo service.
Chara Savvides
Chara Savvides, began her journey in photography at the age of 12, capturing moments on the sports fields alongside her father, Sakis Savvidis.
Studied Photography and Audiovisual Arts at the University of Western Attica in Athens. Subsequently, she worked in Athens at the photojournalistic agency Intime, covering both sports and political events.
Upon her return to Cyprus in 2023, she embarked on a career in sports photojournalism with Ch. Savvides Press Sports Photographers LTD.
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Pambos Savvides
Pambos Savvides (b. 1936) is a Cypriot photojournalist who has been involved in both political and sports photography in Cyprus.
His relationship with photography began in 1956 and he studied photography at Regent Street Polytechnic in London, and upon returning from his studies, he opened a studio in the Xero and became a correspondent for the newspaper "Fileleftheros" and he photographed the intercommunal disturbances (1963-64) between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Since 1977, he has focused solely on sports events and activities.
In 2016, after 60 years of work in the field of photojournalism, he retired, and his sons, Sakis and Nikos Savvidis, continue the work he started.
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Alain Schroeder
Demetris Vattis
Demetris Vattis is an award-winning photographer who attended the AKTO School, studying under professors Alkis Xanthoulis and Andreas Smaragdis.
Upon returning to Cyprus, he began collaborating with the "Periodiko" of the "Dias" group, and in 1991, he moved to the publishing organization "O Phileleftheros" where he started working for all the weekly and monthly magazines of the organization (Omikron, Cosmopolitan, Hello, Down Town, Insider, Forbes, etc.) as well as the newspaper "Phileleftheros".
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In 2010, he presented his first solo exhibition featuring fashion editorial photographs for Omikron magazine, covering the period from 2006 to 2010.
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He has participated in group exhibitions including those of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Cyprus and the exhibition "1940 Faces & Images" at the Cultural Foundation of the Bank of Cyprus, showcasing photographs of Cypriot veterans of World War II, while also having published the photographic book "The War’s Forgotten".
Jeremy Bernard
Costas Constantinou
Costas Constantinou is an underwater photographer who has covered a variety of world class free diving completion.
He holds the distinction of authoring several first-confirmed records of new or rare species in Cyprus and the Mediterranean Sea.
Costas was the official underwater photographer of the construction of the underwater Museum MUSAN (Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa) and he is a certified scuba diver and AIDA Free diving Judge.
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Monica Dalmasso
Laurent Gudin
Anastasia Karekla
Anastasia Karekla is an award-winning sports photographer specializing primarily in Athletics.
She collaborates with classic sports websites as well as international media outlets, covering international sports events.
She has covered World and European Athletics Championships, Small States of Europe Games, as well as national athletics events in Cyprus.
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Yiannis Kourtoglou
Yiannis Kourtoglou, although initially studied Business Administration, attended photography seminars at the Stereosis photographic center in Thessaloniki and has been involved in photography since 2009.
Yiannis has been living in Cyprus since 2012 and collaborates with international news agencies such as AFP (Agence France Press) and Reuters, while also continuing his personal photographic projects.
His photographs have been published in a multitude of newspapers and magazines worldwide.
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George Michael
George Michael is an award-winning sport photographer who specializes in football.
He has covered major football events, both in Cyprus and abroad, and has collaborated with international photojournalism agencies, with his photographs being published in both local and international media outlets.
Julien Poupart
Nicos Savvides
Nikos Savvides is a sports photojournalist who lives and works in Cyprus.
At the age of 10, he began following in the footsteps of his father, Pambos Savvidis, and his brother, Sakis, taking his first steps in photography at the sports fields of Cyprus.
He studied Photography at the Kent Institute of Art & Design and for the last 30 years, he works as a photojournalist at Ch. Savvides Press Sports Photographers LTD.
Additionally, since 2019, he has served as the vice president of the Cyprus Photographers Association.
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Sakis Savvides
Sakis Savvides is an award-winning sports photojournalist who lives and works in Cyprus.
From the age of 7, he began his involvement in photography, following in the footsteps of his father, Pambos Savvidis, at sports fields.
He studied Journalism at KES College (Cyprus) and at the London School of Journalism (England), as well as Photography, at the City and Guilds of London Institute (Haringey College) in London.
He has been working at Ch. Savvides Press Sports Photographers LTD, capturing and documenting the action of sports in Cyprus.
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Franck Seguin
Charlotte Wilson
Angelos Zymaras
Angelos Zymaras is a sports photographer and Photo Manager for Sports Events, collaborating with National Organizing Committees, Foundations, and Federations.
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He has covered 5 Summer and Winter Olympic Games and over 25 World, European, and Asian Championships across various sports disciplines such as aquatics and classic athletics.
Before entering the field of sports photography, he travelled the world as a social documentary photographer.
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He is the founder of the “Stereosis” School of Photography in Thessaloniki and the sports photography agency, azsportsimages, where he serves as the chief photographer.
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https://www.angeloszymaras.com/
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