Stratis Vogiatzis

Stratis Vogiatzis was born in Chios, Greece in 1978. He is a filmmaker, photographer and an anthropologist. He studied economic sciences in Aristotle University and Social Anthropology in Amsterdam dealing with children and political violence in Palestine. He collaborated with Greek and international press, as photojournalist for many years, photographing and writing essays about social and cultural issues. He exhibits regularly in Greece and abroad, and his works belong to museums and private collections. He has published five books with his work, and he has directed several independent documentary films that have been distinguished  in international film festivals. Furthermore, as a trainer and facilitator, he leads several participatory projects with disenfranchised communities employing storytelling and documentary filmmaking as an active way of engaging with the worlds.