Alexandros Demetriades

Main roster photographer

Intemporality – a reportage on the divided Cyprus
A Greek Cypriot enclaved boy living in the occupied area of Rizokarpasso waits for the wekly food supplies bought in by the UN
Color of Scars – Protests and celebrations for the one year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution
Color of Scars – a documentary on the aftermath of the Arab Spring
Youth taking a break from Tahrir square jumping into the Nile
Intemporality – a reportage on the divided Cyprus
A woman waits in a bus in the occupied North of Cyprus
Intemporality – a reportage on the divided Cyprus
Near the Kerynia harbor in the occupied North of Cyprus
Color of Scars – a documentary on the aftermath of the Arab Spring
Women in line waiting to cast their vote in the first democraticaly held elections in Tunis
Intemporality – A Turkish Cypriot veteran soldier taking part in a parade to celebrate Turkish Republic day
Color of Scars – Pro governement supporters the day before the referendum in the capital of Morocco, Rabat
Color of Scars – Street vendors in Rabat on the day of the country’s referendum
Color of Scars – Locals at the seafront in Rabat, Morocco the day before the country voted on a referndum to give more powers to the parliament in a move by the King to appease the opposition
Intemporality – People from all over the South of Cyprus have gathered to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the Famagusta football club “Anorthosis” which is now in the occupied North.

Bio:

Alexandros completed a BA in Business and Economics, and an MBA in Finance and Investments at the George Washington University in Washington D.C.
In 2009, Alexandros studied cinematography at New York University. Upon graduating, he returned to Cyprus to commit to photography professionally and embarked on a personal photographic journey documenting his homeland for a period of more than two years. In the meantime, he also traveled to the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa covering both newsworthy events but also personal projects.
He has received numerous awards, including from B&W Magazine, International Photography Awards, Photo Annual Awards and Sigma Annual Photography; in 2012, he was nominated from the Terry O’Neil Award. In 2013 he was a finalist at the ONWARD Compé awards, won a Gold and Bronze at the Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3) for both his work “intemporality” and the “Color of Scars”. He also received awards at the San Francisco International Awards, the Fotovisura Grant awards and the City Streets Country Roads awards sponsored by PhotoPlace gallery . He was also one of the five winners of “My story” at the New York Photo Festival. His work has been published in the International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, International New York Times Travel, The New York Times Lens Blog, Leica Fotografie International, B&W magazine, Vervephoto: a new breed of documentary photographers, The Cyprus Dossier 05: Collabo-Nation! An issue about collaborative living in times of crisis, distributed in Cyprus and Venice as part of the 2013 Venice Biennale, Private photo review amongst others.

Awards & Nominations

2012 Nominated for the Terry O’Neil awards
2012 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Arab Spring, The Color of Scars
2012 Sigma Annual Photography contest, Finalist, Best of Photography 2012,
2012 Photo Annual Awards, Merit award, Arab Spring Portfolio
2011 International Photography Awards, Honorable mention, Thrace: One heart of the Balkans
2011 International Photography Awards, Honorable mention, Voices of Cyprus
2011 International Photography Awards, Honorable mention, Cyprus a Journey North
2011 International Photography Awards, Honorable mention, This is the story of Cyprus
2011 International Photography Awards, Honorable mention, Life after the Exodus
2011 B&W Magazine portfolio award for my Cyprus essay