I was born and raised in Greece and now i live in Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades. From the time i left Greece when i was 18, life has taken me around the world and i have lived in different countries and have experienced different cultures. Athens, London, New York, Florida, Las Vegas and now LA are the places where i have spent the last 10 years of my life, experiencing what each of those special places had to offer. I have also traveled extensively for work and fun in places like Paris, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, Portugal, Indonesia, Kenya, Bahamas, Turkey, Egypt, Canada, all around the USA's major destinations and ofcourse the beautiful Greek islands!
Although i started as a student in Business and Management in London, my passion for photography became my profession soon after my studies and my career took me from Europe to the US. Mainly concentrating in art photography i have had the chance to shoot models, amazing athletes and celebrities for major fitness and mainstream magazines, had my work published on many covers and editorial, exhibited in art galleries, featured in art coffee table books and published extensively in my many self-managed websites on the internet. In 2009 i published the "Body of Art" calendar featuring the best of my art physique work over the years.
Photography has been my profession and passion for the last few years, and although it still remains a part of my life, my heart has taken me a different direction again and i am pursuing my dream to become an actor, working currently in my acting studies and independent projects that i had the chance to be part of.
I just finished shooting my first feature film, an independent production directed by Jeff Mc Gary where i had the leading part. More info soon about the movie at www.georgekontaxis.com
I enjoy constantly educating, improving and empowering myself so i always spend time learning about new things, attending seminars, trade shows and special events and reading lots of books.
I have had the chance to meet many amazing people during my journey, made good friends all over the world, met mentors who guided me to my next steps in my life and became "soulmates" with a few special ones.... I am happy to have my family in Greece and a wider "family" of friends and people who are close to me, that are spread all over the world.
