Bio

Dimitris Sideridis is a photographer/visual artist whose award-winning work has appeared in some of the world’s biggest digital publications, among others. Born in Istanbul, he is currently based between Athens and Doha and produces content on a wide range of social and anthropological issues. He is a frequent collaborator with CNN, providing images and copy for travel features reported from Qatar, Greece, Cyprus and elsewhere. Likewise, he is a longtime contributor to Al Jazeera as photo editor and photographer covering diverse topics related to the refugee crisis, politics and culture. In 2020, “Rafael Trejo–Dukes on the Ropes”, his self-published photo-book about a legendary boxing gym in Havana, won the Gold Award at PX3 in the category Professional/Documentary and also in 2021 the Silver Award in Moscow International Foto Awards at the same category. His work has been honoured at a number of prestigious competitions with awards and mentions, while his images have been exhibited both in Greece and internationally. He holds a master’s degree in Photography and Visual Language from the Middlesex University of London. 2022 - Bronze Winner for "Women Refugees" from: PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (Portraiture/Family) - People’s Vote Winner for " Women Refugees " from: reFocus Awards – One Shot Photo Contest 2022 (Photojournalism) - People’s Vote Winner for "Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes" from: reFocus Awards – One Shot Photo Contest 2022 (Portrait) - People’s Vote Nominee for "The woman and her dog" from: reFocus Awards – One Shot Photo Contest 2022 (Domestic Animals) - People’s Vote Nominee for "Seaweeds" from: reFocus Awards – One Shot Photo Contest 2022 (Nature) - People’s Vote Nominee for "Place and Memory" from: reFocus Awards – One Shot Photo Contest 2022 (Architecture) - People’s Vote Nominee for "Arab Night At The Souq" from: reFocus Awards – One Shot Photo Contest 2022 (Travel) - People’s Vote Nominee for "Passage" from: reFocus Awards – One Shot Photo Contest 2022 (Aerial) 2021 - Silver Winner for "Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes" from: Moscow International Foto Awards (Book/Documentary) - Bronze Winner for "Hellenikon" from: PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (Architecture/Historic) - Honorable Mention for "Hellenikon" from: Moscow International Foto Awards (Editorial/Photo Essay) 2020 - Gold Winner for "Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes" from: PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (Book/Documentary) - Nominee for "Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes" from: Fine Art Photography Awards (Photojournalism/Series) - Honorable Mentions for "Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes" from: Annual Photography Awards (Photojournalism/Series) - Honorable Mentions for "Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes" from: Tokyo International Foto Awards (Book/Documentary) - Honorable Mentions for "Hellenikon" from: Tokyo International Foto Awards (Editorial/Photo Essay) - Honorable Mention for "Hellenikon" from: Budapest International Foto Awards (Editorial/Photo Essay) - Honorable Mention for "Arab night at the Souq" from: Chromatic Awards (Travel) 2019 - Honorable Mention for "Arab night at the Souq" from: International Photo Awards (Travel) 2018 - Honorable Mentions for “35o 09’00’’N033o16’38’’E-IATA: NIC– ICAO:LCNC" from: PX3 Prix de La Photographie Paris (Press/Feature Story) - Honorable Mention for “35o 09’00’’N033o16’38’’E-IATA: NIC– ICAO:LCNC" from: Monovisions Photography Awards (Architecture/Series) His images have been exhibited both in Greece and internationally.