Photographier: C’est mettre sur la même ligne de mire la tête, l’œil et le cœur. C’est une façon de vivre. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Gregoris Mentzas leads a double life as a university professor and a fine art photographer. At the National Technical University of Athens he teaches management information systems and leads a multidisciplinary research group working on human-AI interaction, e-business and knowledge management. As a photographer, he is a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society.
Back in the analog film era, he attended a two-year course at the Fotokinisi photography school (later Focus), followed a one-year seminar on cinematography and film directing and took part in seminars with renowned Greek photographers like Takis Zerdevas, Nikos Panayotopoulos and Platon Rivellis.
An avid black and white analog photographer, he let his passion lie dormant for years and is now active in digital photography. His photographs have been recognised with awards and honorable mentions in international competitions, including the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), the International Photography Awards and the Monochrome Awards. His work has been shown in group exhibitions, most recently in Night Photography at the Blank Wall Gallery (2025).
His work focuses on the concepts of time and decay, tranquility and silence. He strives to capture serenity and encapsulate the ephemeral quality of calmness. He rarely succeeds.