Giorgo Images - About Giorgio

Giorgio Karayiannis

Giorgio has a well-earned reputation for producing powerful, graphically intense images, combined with an element of art form, for his clients.

His strong photographic and marketing knowledge, along with his sensitivity and empathy, open up to him a very expansive client base, giving him versatile opportunities to photograph a vast range of subjects.

His strong communication and people skills help him to assist art directors with concept development and to accomplish the resulting briefs accurately and efficiently.

His unique imagery provides companies with strong, individualistic image branding.

He is available for assignments anywhere on the globe, speaks fluent Greek as well as English, with a modicum of Italian.

Giorgio’s depth of passion and commitment to excellence have produced imagery which has featured in the most prestigious books and magazines in the world. His latest achievement was selection for the front cover of Graphis Photo 2004.

NMIT (Diploma of Arts - Applied Photography)
Certificate of Marketing - Swinburne University
AIPP - Double Master Photographer

Clients include:

• ANZ
• Australian Designers Collections
• Australian Tennis Open – assigned Chief Photographer 2003-2004
• Bank of Cyprus
• Boral
• BP
• Breast Cancer Association
• Canon Australia
• Craig Braybrook Couture
• Griffiths / Oasis Coffee
• Heineken
• Hill & Knowlton / JWThompson

• HMA Bates – George Patterson
• Kia
• Mayne Pharma
• Melbourne and Olympic Parks
• Mental Health Institute
• Park Hyatt Melbourne
• Qantas Airways
• Strathcona Baptist Girl Grammar
• Swisse
• Tasmanian Tourism
• Tourism Greece
• Wine Makers Victoria
• Zurich Insurance

Professional Photographic Awards:

2004
Graphis Photo – Two inclusions with front cover for the best world photo, and double page spread.

Front cover and main inclusions for Park Hyatt Melbourne. Voted best front cover by Park Hyatt Corporation in Chicago.

Best photographic audiovisual by the Victorian Institute of Photographers.

2003
Victorian Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year
Runner Up in the Advertising/Commercial category.

2002
AIPP awards – 1 Gold, 2 Silver.

Two acceptances in the prestigious ACMP collection including the front cover of Collection 8

2001
AIPP - National Editorial Photographer of the Year.
Victorian Portrait Photographer of the Year having achieved a record five Gold Awards and the only Gold with Distinction.

2000
AIPP awards – 1 Gold, 1 Silver Distinction, 2 Silver.
Victorian Awards: 7 Silver, 3 with Distinction.

Other awards:
Champion Gold Print at the Warragul International.
Blue Ribbon First Place print at the WPPI California.

Professional Memberships

ACMP Australian Commercial and Magazine Photographers

AIPP Australian Institure of Professional Photographers National Division.

AFI Australian Film Institute and Documentary Club.