News
April 24, 2024
Chania International Photo Festival
Very pleased to have my image Lone Rider accepted into the CiP. The Chania International Photo Festival will run from July 22-26, 2024. The festival will be in the Venetian Warehouse Exhibition Hall in Chania, Crete, Greece.
March 4, 2024
Enduring City Published In Greece
Enduring City (2024) Very excited to announce that my book Enduring City Διαρκής Πόλη has been published in Greece by Reo Publishers. Many thanks to Kostas Theodorimpasis of Reo Publishing for his editorial guidance and support to make this a reality.
Enduring City Διαρκής Πόλη (2024) is a personal journey through the streets of Athens by photographer John Vlahakis. A four year personal project that reveals the modern and ancient day to day existence of today’s Athenians. The collective cohesion of his black and white street photography lend themselves to capturing an Athens that highlights the city’s gifts to the past, and to its modern vibrancy as one of the great cities of the world. Past and present meet to create a visual social documentary.
The book can be ordered directly from Reo Publishing in Greece or from any local bookstore. To order contact:
Εκδόσεις Ρέω
Τ: 210-760-9080 – Φ: 210-760-9081
books@reo.gr. ISBN: 978-960-9403-76-4
Με μεγάλη χαρά ανακοινώνω ότι το βιβλίο μου Enduring City Διαρκής Πόλη κυκλοφόρησε στην Ελλάδα από τις εκδόσεις «Ρέω». Ευχαριστώ πολύ τον Κώστα Θεοδωρίμπαση των εκδόσεων «Ρέω» για τη βοήθειά του στην επιμέλεια της μετάφρασης και την υποστήριξή του ώστε να πραγματοποιηθεί η έκδοση.
Το Enduring City Διαρκής Πόλη (2024) είναι ένα προσωπικό ταξίδι του φωτογράφου John Vlahakis στους δρόμους της Αθήνας. Ένα τετραετές προσωπικό έργο που αποκαλύπτει την ταυτοχρόνως σύγχρονη και αρχαία καθημερινότητα των Αθηναίων. Στη συλλογική αλληλοσύνδεση των ασπρόμαυρων φωτογραφιών της καθημερινής ζωής αποτυπώνεται μια Αθήνα που αναδεικνύει τα δώρα που χαρίζει η πόλη στο παρελθόν και στη σύγχρονη ζωντάνια της, ως μια από τις σπουδαίες πόλεις του κόσμου. Το παρελθόν και το παρόν ενώνονται δημιουργώντας ένα μοναδικό οπτικό κοινωνικό ντοκιμαντέρ.
Στην Ελλάδα, μπορείτε να παραγγείλετε το βιβλίο απευθείας από τις εκδόσεις «Ρέω» ή να το ζητήσετε από οποιοδήποτε βιβλιοπωλείο. Για παραγγελίες επικοινωνήστε:
Εκδόσεις Ρέω Τ: 210-760-9080 – e-mail: books@reo.gr. ISBN: 978-960-9403-76-4
February 24, 2024
2nd Annual B&W Athens Photography Festival Athens, Greece
John Vlahakis' image "Texting God" has been selected for inclusion in the 2nd B&W Athens Photography Festival to be held at the Serafino Exhibition Hall in Athens, Greece this coming February. Dates of the Exhibition to be announced shortly.
February 4-28, 2024
Markeim Arts Center Haddonfield, NJ
Artist talk on February 4th from 1pm to 4 pm at the Markeim Arts Center. Solo exhibition Down The Shore from February 4-28.
September 14, 2023
Blank Wall Gallery Athens, Greece
Very pleased to have been selected to be exhibited in Blank Wall Gallery from 20 October until 1 November 2023 at the exhibition titled “Night Photography” In Athens, Greece. Two of my images were selected for this exhibition.
July 17, 2023
New Book Release
Enduring City (2023) is a personal journey through the streets of Athens by photographer John Vlahakis. A four year personal project that reveals the modern and ancient day to day existence of today’s Athenians. The collective cohesion of his black and white street photography lend themselves to capturing an Athens that highlights the city’s gifts to the past, and to its modern vibrancy as one of the great cities of the world. Past and present meet to create a visual social documentary. https://www.johnvlahakis.com/enduring-city
Enduring City 10x10 174 pages $49.00 + $4.99 shipping
Black and White Photography limited edition isbn number 979-8-218-17785-0
July 1, 2023
Bay Magazine Summer 2023 issue published a recent interview with me highlighting my landscape and abandoned work projects. Interview can be found on page 220-224. https://issuu.com/bay-mag/docs/bay_magazine_summer_2023_issuu
April 21, 2023
John Vlahakis’ image Fire and Ice has been selected for inclusion in the 6th Chania International Photo Festival from August 3rd until August 9th, 2023. The exhibition will be hosted at the Center of the Mediterranean Architecture (CAM) in a building dating back from 1595 and at the Hamam on Katre Street, at the Old Harbor of Chania, Crete, Greece.
January 3, 2023
Very pleased to have my image Αγωνία (Anguish) included in the B&W Athens Photography Festival February 4-7, 2023 at the Σεραφειο (Serafio) Exhibition Center in Athens, Greece. https://bw-athensphotography.com
November 15, 2022
Newark Liberty International new $2.7B Terminal A opens with art work from 23 artists based in New Jersey.
A little over a year ago the New Jersey State Council on the Arts put a call out to artists inviting them to submit art work representative of the state for display in Newark Liberty International Airport’s new Terminal A. Painters, Photographers, Sculptors, and Mixed Media artists were invited to submit their works. Artists that were accepted into this project had to sign an NDA. The management of Newark Liberty International Airport selected 23 artists to represent the state within the new terminal. Three photographers were selected to represent northern, central, and southern New Jersey. I was fortunate to be selected to represent southern New Jersey. Two of my images are now on display at the new Terminal A at the airport. It is an incredible honor to have my work included in this exceptional public space.
November 22, 2022
2023 Workshop schedule released. New workshops being offered in Greece, Jersey Shore, and Iceland. For more information call +1-847-274-6618 or by email at john@johnvlahakis.com.
Exhibitions
Blank Wall Gallery Group Exhibition Athens, Greece March 7-20th, 2022
Chania International Photo Festival Chania, Greece July 6-13th, 2022
Open Artist Studio Tour Long Beach Island, NJ August 13 and 14th, 2022
M.T. Burton Gallery Surf City, NJ November 25th-December 24th, 2022
Black and White Athens Photography Festival Athens, Greece February 18-21st, 2023
Chania International Photo Festival Chania, Greece August 3rd- 9th, 2023
Open Artist Studio Tour Long Beach Island, NJ August 12th and 13th, 2023
Blank Wall Gallery Group Exhibition “Night Photography” Athens, Greece October 20th - November 1st, 2023
Markeim Arts Center Haddonfield, NJ February 4th - 28th, 2024 Solo Exhibition Down The Shore
2nd Annual Black and White Photography Festival Athens, Greece February 24th 2024
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences Loveladies, NJ Group Exhibition. July 12-13, 2024
Chania International Photo Festival Chania, Greece July 22nd through July 26th, 2024
Open Artist Studio Tour Long Beach Island, NJ August 10-11, 2024