Portfolio: John Robokos
John Robokos
My name is John Robokos and I live in Athens. I have been dealing with photography since 2013. I have taken part in several photography exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Usually, my images are moments that I capture on the streets of the city. I try to tell stories with these images, without always considering the human presence necessary. My photographic obsession is to discover the beautiful side of the dark and depressing urban landscape. I believe that by observing the most insignificant information on the streets, you can, through the lens of the camera, highlight and tell stories that tell little jokes, that talk about social problems, that express your deepest thoughts. Although the urban landscape influences most of my photographic work, it is an important personal need to record the landscape of my place of origin, Corinth, with my work “homeland”, looking for my childhood memories in the present.
John Robokos was born in 1972 in Athens and grew up in Krines, Corinth. He studied Statistics at Athens University of Economics and Business and lives in Athens.
He has been dealing with photography in his artistic practice since 2013, attending courses organized by the Municipality of Maroussi, under the general supervision and responsibility of the photographer Dionysis Koutsis. He is a member of the Hellenic Photographic Society