Manolis Metzakis EFIAP/p  ESFIAP “Cretan Portraits and More”

Manolis lives in Iraklion Crete. In 1989 he became interested in photography and joined the Hellenic Photographic Society of Crete soon becoming involved in the organisation and President in 2000. He was a founder member of the recently formed United Photographers International [UPI] and has been President since 2009. For many years he has supported international salons and in April 2012 he achieved EFIAP platinum the highest award and is now climbing the PSA ladder. Manolis has had several personal exhibitions in Greece [Iraklion, Athens, Rhodes, Santorini, Neapoli and abroad in Belgium and Ukraine.

A graduate in mathematics he has taught Fine Art Photography since 1990 to Higher Education level.