JUDGING COMMITTEE
Melandros Ganas was born in Kalamata, grew up in various cities across Greece and Cyprus, and is now based in Larissa. He is a screenwriter, publisher of Ekdoseis tou Kampou, owner of the Project IppoKampos, and founder and artistic director of the LAComicsFestival. He loves narrating images of the flatland.
Alexandros Efthymiopoulos belongs to the new generation of Greek photographers who continue a family tradition of dedication to the art of image-making. As a second-generation photographer, he has refined his vision through experience, knowledge, and a constant pursuit of perfection.
Based in Larissa, he works throughout Greece, covering a wide range of photographic fields – from advertising and editorial photography to archaeological documentation and the artistic depiction of human moments. His career is marked by versatility and thematic breadth. He has photographed numerous events and projects, shifting effortlessly between artistic perspective and technical precision.
Throughout his journey, he has collaborated with many public and private institutions, demonstrating the prestige and consistent quality of his work. Indicatively, he has undertaken photographic projects for the Ministry of Culture, various municipalities and regions of Greece, the Academy of Athens, Aegean Motorway, as well as for businesses, organizations, and individuals seeking high-aesthetic photographic coverage.
With an emphasis on aesthetics, technical excellence, and the emotional power of the image, Alexandros Efthymiopoulos creates photographs that capture the detail, light, and uniqueness of every moment.
Thanasis Kaliakoudas was born in Karditsa in 1986 and raised in Larissa. In 2017, he began working actively in photojournalism from Thessaloniki, developing his first collaborations and projects in the field of photography. Since then, he has covered major events in Greece and has collaborated with Greek and international news agencies, delivering photographic material that reflects events and human moments. He is a member of the Union of Press Photographers of Greece (EFE). In recent years, he has been working permanently at Larissanet, which also includes the magazines Summer, Prosopa, Epicheirein, and Health, covering photojournalistic assignments with accuracy and a creative approach.
Stavroula Sdrolia is an archaeologist, Ph.D. of Byzantine Archaeology from Ioannina University, specialized in post-byzantine painting. She works in Ephorate of Antiquities of Larissa, in the post of director. She has been engaged in the past in excavation, restoration and conservation work in monuments, as well as recording of icons and archaeological items. She has participated in the museum study of Diachronic Museum of Larissa, as well as in organizing exhibitions and artistic events. She took part in scientific congresses in Greece and abroad and published several articles and books with archaeological material.
Christos Papanikolaou
Visual Artist
Chairman of the Artistic Committee
Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa
G.I. Katsigras Museum
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