Andre Bakker, a photographer from Holland currently has an exhibition in the town of Ioannina which will run until 7th August. The exhibition is primarily to highlight the landscapes of Zagoria & its people. Zagoria, a beautiful region, possibly Greece's best kept secret is situated just 30mins drive from Ioannina & is truly one of the world's most beautiful places. Below is a short introduction to Andre & a small view of some of the material you can expect to see at the exhibition.
"I was born in the Netherlands, where at a young age I started developing and printing in my father's darkroom. The infatuation became a love affair when, after secondary school, I moved onto Art school, ostensibly to become an art teacher. The camera kept calling, however, so I moved to Amsterdam learning from a few of the best masters in the field.
Eventually, I opened my own studio focusing on a potent mix of editorial work and commercial advertising, often working for film and music magazines and Film festivals. This period resulted in an extraordinary menagerie of people and places, including internationally famous actors, film-directors and musicians.
A few years ago I met my Greek wife, so part of the year I live in beautiful Greece.
Here I work for national and international editorial, advertising and travel companies.
In 2006 the book: Around Greece in 80 Stays was launched. Together with writer Jacoline Vinke I made a book about great small hotels in Greece. (ISBN nr: 960-8189-72-1).
At the moment I am producing a book with portraits of the elderly villagers of Zagoria (Northern Greece) and their relationship with nature and vice versa called "Faces in Stone". Zagoria and Northern Albania are still wild and still reasonably unspoiled areas. Unfortunately the traditional lifestyle of the people there is disappearing very fast. I hope to capture the people in their environment before it is gone forever. I hope you enjoy the small selection of the images of these people & their lifestyle".
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