Best Cinematography Award for Forest of Tranquility
I'm very happy to announce that my short experimental documentary film "Forest of Tranquility" has won the Best Cinematography Award at Hollywood Venus Awards Film Festival!
Deepness Dawn, a Reboot
The night sky is always magical! The experience of seeing the galactic core with your naked eyes is so amazing. In this image, the viewer can see many celestial objects, like the bright Jupiter on the left and the faint Saturn on the far left. On the right is the bright Antares on the colorful Rho Ophiuchi region, while in the middle the viewer
#TeamTokina #ShootAtHome Challenge
Covid-19 disease has caused a lot of problems around the world. However staying at home doesn’t mean we cannot be creative. Tokina invited me to participate at #Shootathome challenge. The goal was to create a small project with things that are available in home. In terms of gear I used the Tokina Firin 100mm* F2.8 FE macro lens with a Hoya ProND32 filter. [*You
Hasselblad X1DII 50c Review
Hasselblad X1DII 50c Review Some images in this review were taken from the official Hasselblad website (www.hasselblad.com). All other photos of this review were captured by Christophe Anagnostopoulos with a Hasselblad X1DII 50c camera and an XCD 65mm F2.8 lens. *** *** Intro As I was beginning to write this review, I honestly didn’t know how to
Forest of Tranquility
- Best Editing Award Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival - Official Selection Independent Shorts Awards - Official Selection Indie Short Fest - Official Selection Atlanta Docufest - Official Selection Five Continents Int. Film Festival - Official Selection Rome Independent Prisma Awards - Official Selection No Words Int. Film Festival A short non-narrative experimental documentary film, capturing the serene atmosphere inside the forests of Epirus,
Honorable Mention in Monochrome Photography Awards
My Project "Shadows of Opera" received an Honourable Mention in Professional Fine Art Category of Monochrome Photography Awards 2019. Shadows of Opera Project was exhibited in Photokina 2018 (Cologne, Germany) in Kenko Tokina Booth for the release of the Tokina Opera 50mm F/1.4 lens. It was also exhibited in Salon de la Photo 2018 (Paris, France) in Cokin Booth.
New Project “Forest of Tranquility” Teaser Trailer
A very short teaser of my upcoming documentary film project "Forest of Tranquility". The last two years, after the release of Keep Looking Up, my commercial work didn't allow me to find enough spare time to create personal projects. However, some months ago, I envisioned the idea of this project and I began working with it, creating scenes on paper and making some preparations
Tokina Opera 50mm – The Landscape Side of Opera
Tokina Opera 50mm – The Landscape Side of Opera UPDATE 2019-05-15 -> Adobe just released a lens profile for Opera 50mm F/1.4 in the latest update of May 2019 (LR Classic 8.3 / Camera Raw 11.3) It's really interesting how a 50mm lens can be so versatile and can be used for different types of photography, and with this post
Keep Looking Up
One year ago this day, "Keep Looking Up" was released ! Keep Looking Up was my first personal astro-timelapse project and despite encountering many difficulties while in the production, the film was released and won several awards and very positive reviews from festivals around the world ! Find more about "Keep Looking Up" Project here !
Photokina 2018 Talk Shows
I’m very happy to announce that from September 26 to September 29 I will be hosting three (3) daily talk shows about my personal experience of using Tokina lenses and filters on Kenko Tokina Booth on Photokina ! See you there ! Booth Location Hall 5.2. D-020 / E-29