CHRISTOPHOROS
DOULGERIS
Christophoros Doulgeris was born in 1975 in
northern Greece. He relocated with his family
to Essen, Germany, where he got to know the
German Photography School of Düsseldorf, a
major influence on his later work. He studied
sociology at the University of Crete, Greece, from
1992 to 1997. He moved to London in where he
studied photography at the Camberwell College of
Arts. He returned to Athens in 2003 and has been
working as a freelance photographer ever since.
He is focusing on magic realism, photographing
either details of abstract and urban architecture
or familiar portraits from his daily environment.
The notions of land and identity are recurring
subjects of his work. Christophoros was the
“Photographer of the year 2014” and the winner
according to the photo competition organized by
the Greek Magazine “ATHENS VOICE ”. He lives
and works between Greece and Germany.
www.christophorosdoulgeris.com
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