bio
Kostas Mantziaris was born in 1979 in Greece. Alongside his studies in mechanical engineering he started his career as a photojournalist in 1997. Specialized in documentary, concert and news photography, he has covered many different stories about the Greek society. As a concert photographer he has photograph thousands foreign bands from all kind of music from the entire world. His photographs have been published in all Greek newspapers, magazines and news websites. His work was awarded by international recognitions. Kostas based Larissa, city in central Greece in Thessaly region, and Athens.
awards
2013 Raymond Weil international photography prize, Grand winner
2009 Sony World Photography Awards shortlist in Arts and Entertainment
2007 National Geographic International Photography Contest national winner of photo essay category
2006 National Geographic International Photography Contest national winner of People category
membership
Union of Photojournalists and Press Photographers of Greece
Association of Greek sports journalists
International Sport Press Association (AIPS)
Collecting Society of Greek Photographers “Phoebus”
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