Spyros Paloukis was born in 1980 and he is
currently living in Edessa, Thessaloniki and Brussels. He currently works as a
freelance photographer, writer, journalist, and he is the owner of Magic Box & Fata Morgana (www.themagicbox.gr). He has
studied Information Technology in Thessaloniki and he has obtained a
Masters degree in American Studies (University of Antwerp, Belgium).
Furthermore, Spyros has undergone photography classes at the Stereosis School
of Photography in Thessaloniki.
From 2006, he is engaging himself in various photographic projects in Greece and abroad. During the length of his career, he has been awarded in various photographic competitions, most notably the E.U. competition Cantabria+10 in which he came in second place. According to the Hellenic Centre for Photography, he is regarded as one of the top ten young Greek photographers for the year 2008/09 (Athens APhF:08).
His first novel Charlemagne and the Camera of Secrets, placed Spyros among the ten best new authors of the year according to the Diavazo literature magazine. In July 2009, he released the photographic book Edessa which focuses on his native town. The photo book entitled Daydreaming: one hundred Greeks of Belgium dream of Greece, was published in five languages and it was presented in European Parliament in Brussels and it was exhibited in the 15th Biennale de la Mediterranée in Thessaloniki. Recently he published his new novel entitled Black Out Generation.
From 2006, he is engaging himself in various photographic projects in Greece and abroad. During the length of his career, he has been awarded in various photographic competitions, most notably the E.U. competition Cantabria+10 in which he came in second place. According to the Hellenic Centre for Photography, he is regarded as one of the top ten young Greek photographers for the year 2008/09 (Athens APhF:08).
His first novel Charlemagne and the Camera of Secrets, placed Spyros among the ten best new authors of the year according to the Diavazo literature magazine. In July 2009, he released the photographic book Edessa which focuses on his native town. The photo book entitled Daydreaming: one hundred Greeks of Belgium dream of Greece, was published in five languages and it was presented in European Parliament in Brussels and it was exhibited in the 15th Biennale de la Mediterranée in Thessaloniki. Recently he published his new novel entitled Black Out Generation.
