Sophocles Alexiou (born 1961 in Chelsea, London, England) is a British photographer of Greek descent. He works as a commercial photographer, his main specialty being portrait and wedding photography. He currently works in East Sheen.
Between 1996-1998 Alexiou won the London Portrait Group Trophy three times[citation needed] and was presented with the Kodak Gold Award three times.[citation needed] In 2005, he won an award for the best family portrait in Portrait Photographer of the Year.[1] In 2008, he won a Silver Oskar in the British Professional Photography Awards.[2]
Awards edit
- March 1998 - The winner in the wedding category of the UK Kodak Wedding & Portrait Awards.
- January 2000 - Alexiou's image 'Millennium Woman' was selected for national display in celebration of portrait photography for the new Millennium.
- British Institute of Professional Photography - Portrait Photographer of the Year 2003
- The British Press Photographers Family Portrait Photographer of the Year 2005
- Master Photographers Association UK Wedding Photographer of the Year 2008[3] and Silver Oskar Winner
References edit
- ^ Family Portrait Winner Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine British Professional Photographer of the Year 2005 & Portrait Photographer of the Year 2005
- ^ Silver Oskar Winner Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine British Professional Photography Awards 2008
- ^ Wedding Photographer of the Year 2008 announced Wedding Photographer of the Year 2008 announced