
22 international awards
George Tatakis is an internationally recognized photographer. He has exhibited and published his work in important institutions and media, such as the Benaki Museum in Athens and the Fragonard Museum in Cannes, the New York Times, National Geographic and LFI. His body of work and numbered print owners are archived at the Benaki Museum.
\\ Global representation by INSTITUTE, (USA / UK).


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Exhibitions
Greece
ATHENS. THE BENAKI MUSEUM. NOV6 2018 - JAN13 2019. ETHOS
France
CANNES. GRASSE. MUSEE FRAGONARD. MAY25 - SEP22, 2019. ETHOS
United Kingdom
LONDON. KINGS CROSS. JUL - AUG 2018. ANOTHER EUROPE
Romania
BUCHAREST. APR 2019. ANOTHER EUROPE (ON TOUR)
Hungary
DEBRECEN. JUN 2021. ANOTHER EUROPE (ON TOUR)
United Kingdom
LONDON. SOMERSET HOUSE. APR 2022. SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS WINNERS' EXHIBITION.
South Korea
SEOUL. JUL - OCT 2022. DONGGANG INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL 2022.
Italy
MILAN. SEP - OCT 2022. FONDAZIONE STELLINE. SWPA TOUR.
Germany
BERLIN. OCT '22 - JAN '23. WILLY-BRANDT-HAUS. SWPA TOUR.
United States of America
SAN DIEGO. OCT '22 - MAR '23. MOPA. SWPA TOUR.
Turkey
ISTANBUL. SEP 2022. MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY TOPHANE-I AMIRE CULTURE & ART CENTER SINGLE DOME HALL.
United Kingdom
LIVERPOOL. NOV - DEC '22. OPEN EYE GALLERY. SWPA TOUR.
Turkey
ANKARA. DEC 2022. CSO ADA ANKARA. ISTANBUL PHOTO AWARDS TOUR.
Spain
BARCELONA. VALID WORLD HALL GALLERY. MAR2 - 23 2023. LIFE-FRAMER ON TOUR
South Africa
JOHANNESBURG. FOTOZA GALLERY. MAY5 - 12 2023. LIFE-FRAMER ON TOUR
United States
BLOOMINGTON. FAR CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS. NOV3 - 18 2023. LIFE-FRAMER ON TOUR
Greece
KALAMATA. THE V. KARELIAS COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL GREEK COSTUMES. AUG 2023. CARYATIS ALPHA.
Greece
SANTORINI ISLAND. SYMPOSION CULTURAL CENTER. SEP 2023. CARYATIS BETA.
References

Published
Images are published internationally, including the New York Times, National Geographic, Leica LFI/M and more

Partnered
Partnered with National Geographic, TUI, Canon, Huawei, Leica, Blue Star Ferries, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, UNESCO, Open Farm

Archive
Digital archive is held and safeguarded by the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece. Benaki, Fragonard (Cannes) and Avant-garde (Lugano) Museums keep works in their permanent collections.
SWPA
Sony World Photography Awards 2021. Winner, Portraits, 2nd place. Image selected as leading visual.
London, UK
VIEPA
Vienna International Photo Festival. Overall trophy winner.
Vienna, Austria
LICC
London International Creative Competition 2021. Winner in Shoot (Photo/Video)
London, UK
IPA
International Photography Awards 2021. Winner, 2nd place
New York, NY, USA
MonoVisions
MonoVisions Photography Awards 2022. Black & White Series of the Year
International
Life Framer
Life Framer, Home Sweet Home 2022. Winner, 2nd place
International
Istanbul Photo Awards
Istanbul Photo Awards 2022. Winner, 2nd place, Story portrait
İstanbul, Turkey
Px3
Prix de la Photographie 2021. Winner, 3rd place
Paris, France
VIEPA
Vienna International Photo Festival. Bronze Medal - Free Subject. Plus 5x Honorable mentions.
Seoul, South Korea
MUSE
MUSE Photography Awards 2022. Platinum Winner.
New York, NY, USA
IPA
International Photography Awards 2021. Jury Top 5
New York, NY, USA
TIFA
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021. Official Selection
Tokyo, Japan
TIFA
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021. Honorable Mention
Tokyo, Japan
All About Photo
All About Photo Awards 2022. Merit Award
International
DIPF
DongGang International Photo Festival. Open call selected artist exhibition.
Seoul, South Korea
reFocus
reFocus Awards. Honorable Mention.
United States of America
ND Awards
ND Awards. Honorable mention - People - Travel/Culture
International
Awards
Ryan Libre was hypnotized by this series. Was in a spell that lasted quite a while. Totally unforgettable.
International Photography Awards Jury
The people in your images fit into the beautiful scenarios perfectly
Leica camera editorial team
Thank you for the great photos
Antoine d' Agata, Photographer, Magnum Photos
While he might have been a mark for a flour bomb, the shots taken were well worth it.
Jennifer Tallerico, Editor, fstoppers.com
We love your photography.
Carla Erdmann, Editor LFI
Each person here has a story to tell to it feels like they are all unfolding in front of you.
Matt Adams, Editor National Geographic
Your pictures are AMAZIIIIIIIING!
Fragonard Museum team
The images plunge me back into Greece of my ancestors.
Nikos Aliagas
The images we have seen are absolutely brilliant.
the Benaki Museum
People say
Statement
The dominant concern when taking photographs is to perceive what resonates with one’s photographer’s inner self and to communicate one’s sensitivity and reaction to the scene that unfolds before one. My work focuses on interactions between people, whose individuality and spontaneity separate them from one another. However, although humans are thus separate, there are aspects of their way of life that hold them together.
Photography, like any other form of art, acquires meaning, when it suggests a different approach to life and so shifts the course of humanity, albeit only slightly, for the better. Greece is home to an abundance of local events and rituals bound to traditions and customs. Throughout Greece a great variety of such events take place. They are rooted in various periods or spring from various geographical origins. These events and the traditions surrounding them form the focus of the present work.
The outcome of this journey shows that, no matter how the different customs and traditions may seem initially, they share many similarities, even if one compares some ritual concerning Dionysus with a Christian rite. This is because people do not change and possess permanent sensitivities and needs. My work here attempts to show how individuals, thanks to their differences, can become close to each other. This represents, I hope, a more complex but interesting approach, which may help us avoid monotony in our lives today.
CURRENT exhibition: Santorini