A marketer at heart, a storyteller, ambitious cinematographer and photographer. I was born and raised in Athens, Greece. I currently live in London working in AdTech and capture London in stills or videos in my spare time. More
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It’s the end of an era. After more than 10 years of using this blog as the medium to share my personal thoughts, challenges, passions, and important life events, this is my final post. In a few days, a new era begins for me and my family and I couldn’t be more excited about the new adventures and challenges that life has in stock for me.
Can you remember the exact moment you realised your life was never going to be the same again? The time that you knew your future was right there in front of you and all you had to do was make sure you don’t mess it up? People often ask me whether I can place the exact moment I knew SHE was the one. Well, I can. And here’s that story.
The most recent lockdown in the UK has affected many of us in ways we didn’t think it would in the first place. During that process I saw my creativity draining, leaving me unwilling to pick up my camera. I wanted to battle this and push through. And what better way to do this than to persevere and make a video about it.
I’m not a big fan of tags. Especially when I don’t associate with one. We live in a world where we tend to judge people based on a number of characteristics, some negative, some less so. But most recently, we tend to judge people based on the generation they were born in, with millennials and baby boomers taking all the heat. But while it’s not right to judge people based on their nationality, social background and race, it’s not eight either to judge them based on when they were born.
Happy New Year! Another year, another New Year resolution list. At least for some people, not for me. I don’t do New Year resolutions for one reason. I fail to achieve any of the goals I set at the beginning of the year. But there’s a really good reason as to why those plans fail to begin with. Just hear me out.
I never thought of saying this, but when older generations say “In my time things were much simpler and the process was more enjoyable” they’re right. We live in a world where technology, in the name of automation and simplicity, has taken over every aspect of our lives. From smart devices, to smart homes, to self-driving cars, and private spacecraft, technology has invaded our lives. In the name of technological advancement, we lost one very important element. The thirst for learning a new craft and the sense of accomplishment when you finally get something right. That feeling is what I get when I film analogue.
Two year’s worth of footage and photos are gone. There’s no way to recover them and I have only myself to blame. And that’s all because spending north of $80 a couple of years back seemed like an unnecessary and costly expense. I couldn’t be more wrong. Let me explain.
We live in the toughest times our generations have seen. Our lives have turned upside down within weeks, with 1/3 of the world in lockdown. But we’ve all been given an invaluable gift. A gift that we very often wished we had more of in our daily lives, and to move forward, we should cherish and leverage it accordingly.
Can you measure creativity? How do you determine whether you’ve become more creative? I’m not one that keeps his new year resolutions, failing pretty miserably every time I try it. So how do I make sure I achieve such an aspiration and broad objective or being more creating? I believe the key lays in setting long term goals and work your way down. Let me explain…
Celebrating Christmas early by decorating the tree, was not my cup of tea earlier in life. However, everything changed when I met my wife, and since, decorating the Christmas tree in November has now become a family tradition I hold dear in my heart.
What’s life without memories? They drive us, give us strength, motivate us and make look back with pride or sadness. But the worst part, is when you need to stop making memories and leave everything behind.
It’s been a while since I posted something here. Work along with personal matters got the best of me and I slacked behind on videos, photos and writing. Finding the right balance is tough, but I’m back with more creative ideas than ever!
I couldn’t believe what had just happened. Someone asked about buying my photos. I wasn’t just grateful, I was also embarrassed for refusing because I didn’t have a POS set up. Until today. Starting today, you can buy some of my work from here.
Some people ask me why I don’t vlog and still use this “old fashioned” medium that blogging has turned into. I could simply say that “scripta manent”, but in this digital world, the same applies to spoken words and videos. But for me, there’s something a lot deeper in blog than this.
