Demetri got his first camera at age twelve and he hasnít stopped taking photographs ever since. From an early age he realized that there is more to photography than snapshots of family and friends. He was attracted primarily to nature and travel subjects, attempting to transcend simple recordings of events or places, and instead capture their spirit.
Demetri received his undergraduate degree from the Aristotelian University in Greece. He proceeded to study at the University of Georgia where he received his MS in Computer Modeling and his Ph.D. in Digital Image Processing and Computer Graphics. As faculty at the University of Georgia, he pioneered research on merging digital data from various sensors and viewing 3-D images on computer displays. He also developed advanced algorithms for enhancing and displaying digital images.
During the past 22 years, Demetri founded two software companies, designed and brought to market 25 software products, and worked for several corporations in software management roles including Leica and Hewlett Packard. Currently, he heads a software consulting business.
Demetriís latest photographic work pushes the envelop of classical photography. Using scanners, he captures the finest details of flowers in ways that are not possible with traditional cameras. The unique lighting techniques applied combined with high resolutions in the range of 50 to 100 mega-pixels enhance the translucency of his subjects and at great magnifications they reveal anthropomorphic or zoomorphic features. He photographs flowers while they are wilting, capturing moments in reality that are usually overlooked. Observers are invited to discover another world full of delight and expressiveness.
His photographs, although totally in the digital domain, are not manipulated with image processing software. They are true representations of the actual subjects. Because of the high resolution used in the capturing process, prints of tiny specimens can be made four feet or larger without any visible degradation of the image quality, resulting in larger than life depictions.
Gallery Representation:
Trinity Gallery, Atlanta
Shows:
ï ATLart[04] - Trinity Gallery, Atlanta
ï Collectorís Portfolio 2003-2004 ó Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta
ï Alternative Photography 2003 ó Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta
ï Photographers Choice 2003 ó Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta
ï Dojo Yakko Gallery 2003 - Dojo Yakko Gallery, Atlanta
ï Push Pin Show 2003 ó Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta
Selected Collections:
ï Dorothy Brawley
ï Joe and Adair Massey
ï William and Genie Vestal
ï Disney Corporation
Memberships:
ï Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP): My Atlanta ó Committee Member
ï ATLart[04] - Patron
ï Atlanta Photography Group (APG) ó Supporter
ï The Contemporary ó Member
ï High Museum of Art - Member
ï High Museum Photo Forum - Member
ï Atlanta Botanical Garden ó Member
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