'Me"

• Photographer
  Michael Kofteros
• Prize
  Gold in People / Self-Portrait
• Socials

From the series "Journey within" A desperate surge to self-discovering, exploring the connection between the "Who am I" and "What am I"

• Biography
  Street and documentary photographer based in Paphos-Cyprus. Although largely self-taught, I have attended a few courses run by some world-renowned photographers:Jason Eskenazi, Eric Kim, Ilias Georgiadis, Loukas Vasilikos, Michail Moscholios, Platon Rivellis. My pictures are mostly from streets around the world capturing moods, behaviours and atmospheres in people’s daily life. It helps me to connect with people on a physical level and emotional level as well. With each picture I take I aim to invite the viewers to pause and take a glimpse into the daily life it flees unnoticed.
• Awards
  My work has been presented in several groups and exhibitions in Cyprus, Greece and Italy as well as in some publications and books. In 2020, I was awarded a 'Bronze Winner' by the Jury of Tokyo International Foto Awards, in the category 'Porfolio-Personal'. In 2021, I was awarded in IPA with Honorable Mention in the category 'People-Street Photography.' In the same year,2021, I was awarded in Monochrome Awards with Honorable Mention in 'Amateur-Portrait' Category. In 2022, I was awarded in Monochrome Awards with Honorable Mention in 'Amateur Landscapes' category. In 2022, PX3 (Prix De La Photographie Paris) Competition, I was awarded with 'Honorable Mention' in the category 'Amateur-Portraiture/Self-Portrait'. In the same year, 2022, I was awarded in BIFA (Budapest International Foto Awards) with 2nd Place Winner in the category 'People', and Gold Metal in the Category 'People, Self-Portrait'.Also in the same competition, 2022 ,again in BIFA, I was awarded with 'Honorable Mention' in the category 'Fine Art-Abstract'.In 2023, I was awarded in BIFA (Budapest International Foto Awards) with two 'Honorable Mentions' in the categories 'Fine Art-Collage' and People-Life Style. Same year, 2023, I was awarded in 'Monochrome Photography Awards' with 'Honorable Mention' in 'Amateur-Fine Art' category. Year 2023/PX3 competition I was awarded with 'Honorable Mention' in the category 'Amateur, Portraiture/Personality'.