Dr. YANNIS KONTOS Photography Lecturer - Professional Photographer Jeddah, Saudi Arabia +966 (0) 556597029 | +30 6932 639299 (WhatsApp)
[email protected] www.yanniskontos.com – www.anaxphotos.com EDUCATIONAL DEGREES 2011 PhD in Photography University of Wales, UK 2006 Master of Arts in Photographic Journalism University of Westminster, UK 2001 BA in Photography Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece 1994 BA in Physical Education and Sport Science Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece PROFESSIONAL DEGREES 2001 World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass Rotterdam, Netherlands Entrance after international competition EMPLOYMENT Teaching Experience Current University of Business & Technology Jeddah College of Advertisement, (JCA) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Lecturer of Photography 2013 – 2017 Deree College - The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece Lecturer on the Honors Program • Designed and delivered an undergraduate Honors programme course, “Documentary Photography“ 1 • Established course syllabi • Teaching combined the classroom setting with weekly fieldwork sessions 2009 – 2010 Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece Dept. of Photography - School of Graphic Arts and Art Studies • Designed and delivered an undergraduate course, “Photographic Essay” 2007 – 2009 Leica Academy of Photography, Athens, Greece Course Coordinator & Tutor of Photography As coordinator I was responsible for • Revising the academic programme for the 2 year Professional Diploma in Photojournalism. • Instituting a series of Masterclasses • Hiring tutors • Monitoring tutors’ performance • Establishing course syllabi • Running professional development days • Editing & curating the “Graduate Exhibition Week” Professional Photography - Agencies 2002 – Present POLARIS IMAGES PHOTO AGENCY, USA • High level professional experience at the global editorial market • Extensive documentation of wars and conflicts in long term assignments globally • Assignments for major publications (i.e.