Portrait, Commercial & Headshot photographer Athens Greece
Dimitris Vlaikos is a Greek portrait, commercial & headshot photographer whose work has been awarded from National Geographic and published in magazines like vogue, covers, advertising campaigns and organisations across the Globe.
Dimitris body of work tell stories of people documenting reality and shapes it in environmental portraits. He lives in Athens-Greece, providing his services to advertisers, companies, publishers, celebrities and individuals in Greece and across Europe.
when observing people, one is always amazed by the many different forms they take and the expressions a human being can have – expressing cultures, character, colors and habits. have you ever considered how unique each one of us is as we express our own culture, language, family, country, profession, artistic influences and way of life? we call this encapsulation a “portrait” and it is what i find most fascinating as i endeavor to capture it all in photographs.
SELECTED CLIENTS
Conde Nast | European Commission | Kathimerini | Lloyd’s Register London | Ink Global | Aegean Airlines | Scholz & Friends | Bureau Veritas | Columns Advertising London | EasyJet-Traveler | Grande Bretagne | Costa Navarino Stories | SKF | Bak Advertising | Gastronomos | K Magazine | Taxidia Travel | Blue Magazine | Greece is | Athens NewsAgency | BelgianDeMorgen | HiltonMagazine | TAF Coffee | Domotel | Noel | Kritikos | Cookoovaya | Motorcraft |
Forumsa | Hellas Direct | IYC Luxury Yachting | Stelios Parliaros | Itechscope | VOGUE Hellas,
Maria Nafpliotou as Maria Callas for Kappa magazine Cover
Interview by Tassoula Eptakili.
Make up by Achilleas Charitos,
hairstyling Konstantinos Koliousis,
styling Νίκη Ψυχογιού.
Special thanks, Dimitris Rigopoulos, Olga Pavlatou,
Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
"Evzones" The Greek Presidential Guard in Acropolis
Almost 150 years in existence, the elite evzones unit, as greece’s presidential guard is known, is much more than just a tourist spectacle sunday morning at the acropolis and the sun is just starting to make an appearance. as much of the city slumbers, a presidential guard unit marches up the sacred rock to raise the flag, a mystical, 20-minute ceremony encompassing the nation’s history, collective memory, traditions and symbols.
Yacht Photography Greece for IYC
I was always wondering about what it’s like to live on a yacht. It’s a question that many people who have always wanted to take a holiday on a luxury yacht have pondered. In this one day lifestyle yacht photography in Athens, me and my team, we were lucky to enjoy the experience and capture of what life on a yacht be like. The photoshoot started with the first morning light and during the day I captured many possible enjoyments that a couple could have in privacy inside and outside a yacht. I won’t answer the question of "how life in a yacht is" in words, but I will answer it in pictures. The decision is yours.
More Lifestyle yacht photography.
More: Ulisse Yacht photography in Greece
Client: IYC – the International Yacht Company.
Videographer Mike Geranios
Aerial Cinematographer: Orfeas Kalafatis
Stylist :Maria Kododima/assistant Elena Piccolissima Serenata Dentopoulou
Make up :Katerina Spiropoulou
Editor: George Paterakis
Models: ACE Models / Thodoris Theodoropoulos / Celiha Garcia
About Dimitris Vlaikos
“when observing people, one is always amazed by the many different forms they take and the expressions a human being can have – expressing cultures, character, colors and habits. have you ever considered how unique each one of us is as we express our own culture, language, family, country, profession, artistic influences and way of life? we call this encapsulation a “portrait” and it is what i find most fascinating as i endeavor to capture it all in photographs.
BIOGRAPHY
Dimitris Vlaikos is an Athens-Based photographer specialising in portraiture, editorial, corporate and advertising projects. He creates photographs with atmosphere and his considered approach and ability to built connection with a subject allows his images to feel honest & timeless. His work had been awarded and published in magazines like National Geographic & the British Professional Photographer. He is providing his services to publishers, companies and advertisers from all over the world.
SELECTED CLIENTS
European Commission | Kathimerini | Lloyd’s Register London | Ink Global | Aegean Airlines | Scholz & Friends | Bureau Veritas | Columns Advertising London | EasyJet-Traveler | Grande Bretagne | Costa Navarino | SKF | Bak Advertising | Gastronomos | K Magazine | Taxidia Travel | BelgianDeMorgen | HiltonMagazine | TAF Coffee | Domotel | Kritikos | Cookoovaya | Motorcraft | Hellas Direct | Argiro | Aiakeion IYC Luxury Yachting | Stelios Parliaros | VOGUE Hellas|Arnaud Larher Paris | Laternamagica | Electra Hotels | Canaves Oia Magazine |Cookoovaya | MAcCANN Athens | Hedengrenmedia | Edenred | Iptor | Confideregroup | Wearesunday | F-Wine | Cloudcarib | VOGUE Hellas | Psichogios Publications| OPAP | AGFA | Ogilvy| Panathinaikos FC.
EXHIBITIONS – AWARDS
2011 Aegina Folklore Museum – Personal Photo Exhibition SOUL PROJECT
2012 Photographer of the Year Finalist of British ProfessionalPhotographer Magazine
2014 National geographic Travel portrait 2014 finalist
Sakis Rouvas Photoshoot Backstage Video
Backstage Video from Sakis Rouvas photoshoot for the cover of Kappa Magazine of Kathimerini. Video captured by the talented Thanasis Patistas.
Many thanks to Sakis and Kathimerini for their trust. Location: Athens National Garden.
Soul Project - Ατομική έκθεση φωτογραφίας Δημήτρη Βλάικου
Ένα πρωτοποριακό project του φωτογράφου Δημήτρη Βλάικου που ως σκοπό έχει την αποτύπωση καθημερινών χαρακτήρων που συνθέτουν την ψυχή της πόλης της Αίγινας ως λαογραφικά στοιχεία της περιοχής. Για τις ανάγκες αυτού του project στήθηκε ένα υπαίθριο φωτογραφικό studio στο κέντρο της αγοράς της Αίγινας, οπού 120 χαρακτήρες φωτογραφήθηκαν σε τρεις ημέρες. Τα 120 πορτραίτα θα εκτεθούν στο Λαογραφικό μουσείο Αίγινας στις 23-‐09-‐11 και η έκθεση θα διαρκέσει μέχρι τις 30-09-11. Ντόπιοι και επισκέπτες θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να δουν από μια άλλη οπτική τους καθημερινούς ανθρώπους γύρω τους, τόσο ως μορφές αλλά και ως ψυχές. Τις ψυχές της πόλης.
Soul Project Eίναι ο τίτλος της έκθεσης φωτογραφίας του Δημήτρη Βλάικου που θα φιλοξενηθεί στο Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Αίγινας 23 – 30 Σεπτεμβρίου.
Στα 29 του χρόνια και μετά από δεκαετή αναζήτηση στην τέχνη της φωτογραφίας, ο καλλιτέχνης έρχεται να καταθέσει στην πρώτη αυτή ατομική του έκθεση, την προσωπική οπτική πάνω στον κοινό μας τόπο την Αίγινα. Φιλοδοξία του να αποδείξει πως ο φακός μπορεί να αποτυπώνει την εσωτερικότητα, επικεντρωμένος στην ουσία και τη ψυχική διάσταση προσώπων και πραγμάτων, πέρα από τις φόρμες.
Οι Ψυχές της Πόλης βρίσκονται για τον Δημήτρη Βλάικο παντού, σε ότι τυχαίο και καθημερινό, σε κάθε φιγούρα και αντικείμενο. Έφτασε ως εκεί από την έμμονη παρατήρηση αυθεντικών μορφών και χαρακτήρων που όσο πάει και λιγοστεύουν. Φυσιογνωμίες αναλλοίωτες στο χρόνο σε φόρμες γεμάτες ελληνικότητα, που αν τις απομονώσεις μπορούν να σε ταξιδέψουν στο χρόνο. 
