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Kazepidis Vasilis

AMoL II

Greece

Recognized within the Master of Light distinction system

Professional Summary

He was born at N. Ionia, Volos in 1956 and he still lives there. He graduated the six-seater High School of N.Ionia, Volos. He had completed the Building Plan Section of Μ.Τ.Ε. School of Volos.

He had been working at “Olympos” Cement Factory of AGET HERCULES, member of Lafarge Group, from 1980 until 2013.

Photography came to his life on 1989, by attending initially relevant seminars at the Municipal Youth Community DIAVLOS of Volos.

He was member of DIAVLOS Photographic Group from its founding in 1990 until 1997 and from 2014 until 2017.

He is also member of the Hellenic Photographic Society since 1990.
Additionally, he has been member of Federation Internationale de l’ Art Photographique (F.I.A.P.) since 1990,

Image Sans Frontier (I.S.F.) from 1997 until 2000,

founding member of Volos Phtoto Club since 2006

Global Photographic Union (G.P.U.) since 2017 ,

PSA (Photographic Society of America) from 2021

On December 1988, he attended “Photographic Education in Greece” conference, organized by the Department of Fine & Applied Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Various works from his collections had been published in magazines, newspapers, special editions (photo books etc) and are part of private collections, archives and organizations in Greece and abroad.

Affiliations

Key Achievements

Hellenic Photographic Society (HPS) · FIAP · GPU · PSA · ISF
Founding Member, Volos Photo Club
Former Member, DIAVLOS Photographic Group

  • More than 4,600 international salon acceptances in 73 countries
    • Recipient of 280 international awards, including 56 medals and 24 Gold Medals

    • Holder of EFIAP/s, GPU CR4, GPU VIP2, ER-ISF, R-ISF 10, AMoL II, EHPS/s, M.APS and ES.CPE distinctions

    • First Greek photographer to receive a Master of Light competitive distinction

    • Included in PSA’s Who’s Who in Photography in 2017, 2018 and 2020 across multiple divisions

    • Participated in numerous national and international group exhibitions across Europe and Asia

    • Exhibited at the 1st China Naiman Camel Bell on Silk Road International Photo Festival

    • Photographic works published in magazines, newspapers, books and institutional collections in Greece and abroad

Selected Works

Master of Light Photographic Association
Institutional Author Profile