Bio / Artist statement

Self Portrait

BIO

Petros Nikolaidis was born in 1980 in Nicosia, Cyprus and is based there to this day. He studied History at Ionian University in Corfu, Greece and then went on to attain a Master's degree in Methodology on Criticism and Publication of Historical Sources at the same university. Always eager to learn, he continued his studies and achieved a second Master's degree in Design from Middlesex University.

He is now a multi award–winning fine art landscape and nature photographer with numerous publications in photography and travel magazines, teaching private photography lessons, organising private photo tours and tutoring landscape photography in various colleges and photography associations.

Petros’ passion to pursue happiness in life and satisfaction for anyone who seeks and respects his artwork has taken him around the world. His atmospheric landscapes are enhanced by his surreal and emotional way of thinking. The result is dramatic imagery which reflects not only his artistic talent but also embodies his underlying personality.


ARTIST STATEMENT

Pablo Picasso once said: You have to learn the rules in order to break them like an artist.

If you come across with some of my early years photos you will notice the standard technical aspects related to landscape photography composition such as depth of field, rule of thirds, leading lines, and foreground interest. Combined with long exposure skies and water, a conversation is created between these elements, and a story unfolds through the viewer’s eyes.

After years of travelling and photographing the landscapes of this world, I realised that Photography is beyond rules, that Photography is emotion. You have to feel the world that surrounds you in order to create. Close your eyes and feel the wind that blows through your hair, feel the ground you are standing on, feel the sun rays trying to pass through your closed eyes. Try to capture the feeling and not just what you see in front of you. Now you can create.



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