True to its mission of showcasing contemporary photojournalism, its leading figures, and their contribution to shaping our understanding of the world and history as it unfolds, Athens Photo World has, through its exhibitions and activities, successfully brought contemporary photojournalism and photography closer to the general public.
Since 2019, within the framework of Athens Photo World, tens of thousands of visitors have attended or experienced its photography exhibitions, talks, presentations, and digital projections held in iconic and bustling locations across the city.
Athens Photo World 2024 was held under the auspices and with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture, as well as the support of OPANDA (the Athens Culture, Sports and Youth Organization).
The first phase of Athens Photo World 2024 began with two outdoor exhibitions, continuing its established presence in the center of Athens.
Under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
Photographers: Sakis Gioumpasis, Penelope Thomaidi, Dimitris Tosidis, and Giorgos Tsafos
The photographers invite visitors to follow them on uneven paths through central and western Greece, across the impressive rock formations of Meteora, the mythical Dragon Lakes and Arenes, through mountain passes and gorges such as those of Aoos and Baros, the valleys of Asopos and Valia Kalda, and ultimately to reach the mountain peaks—from the Pindus range to the home of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Duration: July 5 – September 15, 2024
Photographers: Photographers of the Associated Press International News Agency
Photographers from the Associated Press captured athletes during the last three Olympic Games —London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016, and Tokyo 2021 (the 2020 Olympics) — in some of their most glorious moments, for themselves, their teams, their countries, and for sport itself.
Through the exhibition’s 48 photographs, the spirit of the world’s most important sporting event—the Olympic Games—was revived in the heart of the city.
Duration: July 19 – September 1, 2024
The photographs from the “Olympic Games” exhibition, in collaboration with OPANDA, were donated to the four municipal swimming centers of the City of Athens: Serafio, Goudi, Grava, and Kolokynthou.
Selected work by eight (8) photojournalists, focusing on recent events in Greece and around the world.
The screenings will be followed by a discussion between the audience and the photographers.
This event was first presented in 2019 and 2021 with great success at four different locations across Athens: the Propylaea of the University of Athens, the Association of Greek Archaeologists, Technopolis City of Athens, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).
The work of the following photographers will be presented:
Video is now a news medium that complements photographic work. Without one medium replacing or substituting the other, the experienced photographers use the moving image to contextualise with sound and commentary what their lens has captured.
Two videos will be screened:
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World Press Photo 2024
(Saturday, 18/1)
A 45-minute video showcasing the winning photos of the World Press Photo 2024 contest, with a few words from their creators.
Screening of the documentary «“20 days in Mariupol“»
Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press
(Sunday, 19/1)
Winner of last year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
An account of the events of the Russian invasion of Mariupol through the eyes of an Associated Press videographer, which has already been screened at international festivals such as Sundance and won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The events will be attended by: Mstyslav Chernov, creator of the documentary “20 days in Mariupol“, and the Brazilian-born, Amsterdam-based World Press Photo curator Raphael Dias e Silva, who will interact with both the Athens Photo World team and the audience.
The two-day digital screenings, an initiative presented to the public for the first time this year, is organized by Athens Photo World with the significant support of PPC and the Ministry of Culture.
The Athens Photo World Award is a significant point of interest for Greek photojournalists, as – beyond the financial support – it is another opportunity to showcase their work.
The jury consists each year of three members, different every time, who are selected by the Athens Photo World team.
The goal is – and so far it has been achieved – to have professionals of different photographic orientations participate in the jury, such as photojournalists alongside academics and fine-art photographers or photo editors from major news or online organizations.
This year, Athens Photo World, with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and PPC, is organizing for the sixth year the annual Photojournalism competition, for professional photographers who live and work in Greece and / or Cyprus.
This year Athens Photo World will award a total amount of five thousand euros (5,000 euros) to three completed or ongoing documentary photography or photojournalism projects as follows:
First Prize: Three Thousand euros (3,000 euros)
Second Prize: One Thousand Five Hundred euros (1,500 euros)
Third Prize: Five Hundred euros (500 euros)
For 2024 the committee is staffed by the photographers Michalis Karagiannis, Pepi Loulakaki and Orestis Panagiotou.
Participation in the competition for the Athens Photo World Award is free.
The three finalists for the Athens Photo World 2024 Award are, in alphabetical order:
Petros Giannakouris
Spyridon Paloukis
Michalis Patsouras
Their award ceremony will take place on Sunday, 19 January 2025, at an event to be held at Gasholder 1 – “Miltiadis Evert” Amphitheater, at Technopolis of the City of Athens.
The big winner, with the amount of three thousand euros (3,000€), was Petros Giannakouris for his work “The war in Ukraine has surpassed 1,000 days”. The commemorative award was presented to Giannakouris by the Ukrainian video journalist of the Associated Press, Mstyslav Chernov, while the two creators expressed the great esteem they have for each other and spoke about the friendship that connects them after many shared assignments in various parts of the world.
Second in the final ranking, with a prize of one thousand five hundred euros (1,500€), came Michalis Patsouras (already a winner of the award in 2022), with his work “In the rift of time” and third, with a prize of five hundred euros (500€), Spyros Paloukis, with his work “Love one another, the portrait of faith in Greece”.
The three winners expressed their thanks to the organization and to the audience for their presence, while Petros Giannakouris emphasized the importance of Athens Photo World for the dissemination of contemporary photojournalism in the Greek reality.
AP Chief Photographer Greece, Cyprus, Albania and North Macedonia
Artistic Director
A/EPA Photographer – Photojournalist based in Athens
Curator – Digital Projections Coordinator
