Stratos Kalafatis
Lia Nalbantidou

Stratos Kalafatis was born in Kavala in 1966. Lia Nalbantidou was born in Thessaloniki a year later. Stratos graduated from the Physical Education and Athletics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and he attended photography classes at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, U.S.A Lia graduated from the Columbus College of Art & Design (BFA in Photography, 1991) & studied Humanities at Body Academy / Int’l Women’s University – University of Hannover – Germany (2000). In 1992, they met in a photography exhibition in Thessaloniki, where they live together since. They have co-founded Studiotessera, a physical studio space operating as a platform for photography with educational, publishing and artistic activities. Over the last thirty years, Stratos has been presenting his photographic works at private galleries, museums, festivals and artistic events throughout the world. His works are included in private and public collections. Lia’s oeuvre (photographs & photobooks) has been exhibited both nationally and internationally and is represented in private and public art collections. Stratos has organized several seminars and workshops in the last 30 years. Lia has been teaching photography since 1994. She mentors young photographers of all ages. Photography Tutor at Stereosis – School of Photography (Thessaloniki), since 2012 and Photography Lecturer at the Department of Fine and Applied Arts (Florina) – University of Western Macedonia, since 2019.