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e-mail: OLYBEHRAKIS@HOTMAIL.COM Born on August 29, 1960 in Athens, Greece. After High school and two years military duty in the Greek Air Force studied photography for one year (1986) in the Athens school of arts and technology (AKTO). Then worked for a year in a Photo Studio. Started with Reuters as a photo stringer in Athens on October 1987. Joined Reuters as full time staff photographer on January 1, 1989. On January 4 I did my first assignment outside Greece which was a breaking story on the Libyan chemical warfare factories. After that and until today I covered major News stories In Middle East, (Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Israel the West Bank and Gaza strip, Turkey and Egypt) in Somalia and Northern Africa and in Europeis Spain and Italy, also stories in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary. The war in Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo and Chechnya in 94/95. Covered major Sport events in Europe and the U.S.A. Won the Fuji European Press Awards in London 1998 and the World Press Photo general news stories for 1999. Took part in exchibitions in London, Dublin, Athens etc |
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