‘’3 Cypriot Photographers exhibit in Athens’’,
group photography exhibition.
As part of its collaboration with the Photographic Society of Cyprus, the EFE hosted at its exhibition center, the ATHENS FIAP EXHIBITION CENTER, the photography exhibition of three of its members.
Specifically, 3 members of the Photographic Society of Cyprus FET were at the opening of the exhibition in Athens to present us with three individual exhibitions, three different concepts.
Yannos Zachariou from Limassol presented his solo exhibition entitled: "Another Reality"
Panikos Stelikos from Nicosia presented his solo exhibition entitled: "A Life in Photography"
Stavroula Menelaou from Paphos presented her solo exhibition entitled: ‘"The Gaze of Odysseus'"
The Exhibition Opening took place on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The exhibition ran from June 14-26, 2025
Stavroula Menelaou
Stavroula Menelaou was born in Paphos, in 1967.
She is an amateur photographer.
Through her photographs, chasing the light, she tries to capture the natural beauty of the world.
She is the treasurer of the Cyprus Photographic Society,
Paphos Branch. Since 2021, she has participated in the exhibition of Paphos Photographers organized by the Government Gazette every year. Her photographs have also been distinguished in the international competition “The Wall”.Since2022, she has been distinguished in the competition of the Volos Photographic Club that is organized every year in memory of Dimitris Letsios.
In 2022, she participated in the iFocus exhibition on the theme “A Sense of Beauty” and in the Luminous Eye exhibition on the theme “A Dream for 2023”.
Panikos Stelikos He served in the Municipality of Nicosia for 37 years (1977 – 2014). From 2000 to 2012 he was responsible for Internal Audit while from 2012 until his retirement in 2014, he also assumed the Administrative Responsibility of the Municipality's Gardens Service. He has been involved in photography since the 1960s. He is a collector of cameras, with over 60 in his collection. He has been a member of the Cyprus Photographic Society since 1985 and a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Photographic Society since 1986. From 2007 to 2016 he served as Vice-President of the Pancyprian Council of the Cyprus Photographic Society, while from 2016 to the present he is the President of the Nicosia Section of the Cyprus Photographic Society. Since 2011 he has been a member of the International Organization "IFPO" (International Freelance Photographers Organization – American Image Press). He has organized many photographic actions and collaborations, both individually and through the Nicosia Section of the Cyprus Photographic Society. He collaborated with the Mytilene Photographic Society (FEM) for photo exhibition exchanges. He participated in the organization of the exhibition "Cypriot & American Art Photographers" in collaboration with the US Embassy and the Turkish Cypriot Photographic Association (2006). He has a long-standing collaboration with Turkish Cypriot photographers and participates in photographic safaris and competitions in Turkey. He was awarded by the Stelios Hadjiioannou Foundation within the framework of the "BI-COMMUNAL AWARDS Cyprus 2016" and "BI-COMMUNAL AWARDS Cyprus 2018" programs for his collaboration with Turkish Cypriot photographers. He was also awarded in various local competitions. He specializes in photographing landscapes and people in their working environment, a lifetime of photography. He often returns to his subjects to deliver enlarged photographs of them. He has a particular interest in photographing occupied Cyprus, having captured a large part of it. Many of his photographs have been published in calendars and publications. Email: panste@cytanet.com.cy
Giannos Zachariou He comes from Vatili, Famagusta and now lives in Limassol, with his wife and his 3 children. He works as a football field grounds maintenance worker. He has been an amateur photographer for several years. He has attended photography classes, workshops and seminars on the subject and has taken part in many photographic competitions, both in Cyprus and abroad with several awards and distinctions, as well as in group photography exhibitions. In 2015 he obtained the title AFIAP (Artist FIAP) of the International Federation of Photographic Art FIAP (FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’ART PHOTOGRAPHIQUE). He has the talent to transform detail and composition into abstract photography,this is his most favorite style. He likes to experiment and try new techniques, highlighting his unique style in his work. Street photography is also one of his favorite subjects to shoot. He is an active member of the Limassol Branch of the Cyprus Photographic Society. Another reality Yiannos Zachariou draws inspiration from life itself. He goes beyond the visible and sees another reality. He knows very well that “life is elsewhere”. His own family inspires him and teaches him that in order to make a quantum leap, you must realize that everything in life is possible. His own photographic gaze captures a different energy, which gives the world another interpretation. This energy is transformed in Yannos’ eyes, creating another reality.