Andreas Zacharatos was born in Athens in 1961. He studied Cinema and Television. He taught photography in 1984-85. Till 1989 he was working in private TV studios as operator and director of Photography. Since 1989 he has been working as director of Photography in the second state TV channel. Since February 1996 he has been teaching Direction of Photography in I.E.K of eastern Attika.Works of his have been published in many photographic magazines. He is the vice president of the Hellenic Leica club and a member of the Rollei club of Great Britain. Distinctions1990: 1st European Prize of Photography in a competition organized by the European Community's Ministries of Tourism. 1996: 1st Prize in Rollei's club International Photo Salon of Great Britain. 1997: International World Heritage Photo Competition by UNESCO { 107th award between 49.000 photo participations }. Personal Exhibitions< This Land This Beauty > November 1994, Athens < This Land This Beauty > January 1995, Athens < The Other Side Of Greece > Photovision 1995, Skopelos Island < The Other Side Of Greece > June 1995, Athens < The Other Side Of Greece > September 1995, Skiathos Island < The Sweet Talk of Nature > Caravel - March 1996, Athens < Jazz Moments > Hellenic-American Union - February 1997, Athens < 25 Leica Greek Photographers > Leica Gallery - 1997, Germany < Jazz Moments > Aegean Festival - September 1997, Rodos Island < Jazz Moments >Art Gallery - October 1997, Chania, Crete Island

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