Dimitris Theocharis - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Dimitris Theocharis was born on October 15, 1977 in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

to Greek parents. He is a photographer and video director who works in the fields of fashion

Fashion

Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...

, advertising

Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...

, and fine art photography

Fine art photography

Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides a visual account for news events, and commercial photography, the primary focus of which is to...

, and is noted for his surreal, unique and often colourful style.

Early life and career

Theocharis' family returned to Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

whilst he was still an infant. He grew up in Chalcis

Chalcis

Chalcis or Chalkida , the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, is situated on the strait of the Evripos at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός , though there is no trace of any mines in the area...

(Greek Χαλκίδα), Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

and has been living in the United Kingdom since 1995. He presently works from his studio in Covent Garden

Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...

.

He studied Fine Art (Sculpture) at Northumbria University

Northumbria University

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, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

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, and Photography & Digital Arts at the University of Westminster

University of Westminster

The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...

, London.
He has exhibited in various experimental project spaces in London and New York such as VTO Gallery, Exit Art, Dragon and Box.

He draws inspiration from his ongoing contradictory questioning on cultural conditioning, stereotypes, mortality and the significance of oneself within society. His approach tends to be poetically narrative with an essence of nostalgia of a less confined existence

Theocharis' work has been widely published in magazines including, Vogue

Vogue (magazine)

Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...

, Harper's Bazaar, Let Them Eat Cake, Wound Magazine and Schön! Magazine

Schön! Magazine

Schön! Magazine is an English language fashion magazine, launched in June 2009, and currently based in London, England. It is a bi-monthly publication and is available in print, as well as online and for download on the magazine's website...

. In May 2011 his fashion photography was showcased in Victor by Hasselblad

Hasselblad

Victor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras and photographic equipment based in Gothenburg, Sweden.The company is best known for the medium-format cameras it has produced since World War II....

, the leading photographic journal.

Awards

2011: Gay.com Photographer of the Year
Golden Iris Awards -Photographer of the Year (Nominee)

Videography

Dimitris Theocharis - Behind the Scenes featuring Baptiste Giabiconi

Baptiste Giabiconi

Baptiste Giabiconi is a French male model from Marignane, France. He is currently the male face of Chanel, Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld.-Career:In 2008, Giabiconi signed with DNA Model Management New York....

currently the most successful male model in the world on models.com list of the Top 50 international male models, as of June 2010, for Wound Cover

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