John Stathatos
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John Stathatos Greek photographer and writer. Based in London, 1970s-1990s, where he studied at the London School of Economics
and was Executive Editor of the student newspaper, The Beaver
as well as Editor of two issues of Clare Market Review
. Active as a poet and freelance photojournalist in the seventies, he published several volumes of poetry in English as well as translations of modern Greek poetry with British small and independent presses. Collaborated with poet and writer Ian Robinson
on a number of projects, including Independent Press Distribution and the short-lived magazine Telegram. Journalism led him to cover stories in Kurdistan, the Spanish Sahara
and the Philippines
for various newspapers, including the Guardian and the Sunday Times.
He later became increasingly involved in photography, exhibiting his work in venues such as The Photographers' Gallery and Camden Arts Centre; alongside his own work, he published reviews and essays on photography and the visual arts in many magazines including Creative Camera, Art Monthly and European Photography, and also became known as a curator. In 1993 he founded Untitled: A review of contemporary art with Mario Flecha, which he edited until 1998.
Currently based in Greece, on the island of Kythera; in 2002 he started the annual Kythera Photographic Encounters.
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
and was Executive Editor of the student newspaper, The Beaver
The Beaver
The Beaver is the weekly newspaper of the London School of Economics Students' Union at the LSE.Despite being published by the Students' Union, The Beaver is independent in its reporting....
as well as Editor of two issues of Clare Market Review
Clare Market Review
The Clare Market Review was established in 1905 and is the oldest student-run journal in the UK. It is based at the London School of Economics and published by the university's Students' Union.- Notable contributors :...
. Active as a poet and freelance photojournalist in the seventies, he published several volumes of poetry in English as well as translations of modern Greek poetry with British small and independent presses. Collaborated with poet and writer Ian Robinson
Ian Robinson (author)
Ian Robinson is a British literary critic and English professor. A student of F.R. Leavis at Downing College, Cambridge, Robinson served as lecturer and senior lecturer in the English Department at University College of Swansea from 1961 to 1997 Best known for his 1973 book The Survival of...
on a number of projects, including Independent Press Distribution and the short-lived magazine Telegram. Journalism led him to cover stories in Kurdistan, the Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled as a territory by Spain between 1884 and 1975...
and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
for various newspapers, including the Guardian and the Sunday Times.
He later became increasingly involved in photography, exhibiting his work in venues such as The Photographers' Gallery and Camden Arts Centre; alongside his own work, he published reviews and essays on photography and the visual arts in many magazines including Creative Camera, Art Monthly and European Photography, and also became known as a curator. In 1993 he founded Untitled: A review of contemporary art with Mario Flecha, which he edited until 1998.
Currently based in Greece, on the island of Kythera; in 2002 he started the annual Kythera Photographic Encounters.
Publications
Photographic Publications- Three Heraclitean Elements. CD Press, Cambridge 1991. With an essay by Ivan Gaskell.
- The Gardens of the Hesperides. Camera Obscura, Thessaloniki 1995.
- ákea: atonements. Wigmore Fine Art, London 1996. Texts by Clifford Myerson & the artist.
- The Book of Lost Cities. Ex pose verlag, Berlin 2005. With essays by Yves Abrioux and Joan Fontcuberta.
- Airs, Waters, Places. tetarto editions, Athens 2009. With an essay by Alexandra Moschovi.