2 new awards PSA HM, IAAP HM and 13 acceptances from the fine art photographic competion MOF 2013 in Turkey.   The awarded photos are: Anticipation and Grandchild   http://salon.olbafotograf.com/mof2013/results.php

 1 GOLD MEDAL, 1 PSA HM and 7 acceptances in the 5th PSA CHINA 2014 The awarded photos are: YIANNIS and CAPPELLA SIXTINA The accepted photos are: Shampoo, Rullet, Companionship, Kneading, The Labour, Naked Light and Growling http://salon.psachina.org/Grade/5thPIDCCAwards.htm http://salon.psachina.org/Grade/5thPTDAwards.htm

 Member of the Jury of the Fine Art Photographic Exhibition "8th International Emirates Photography Competition 2013" in Abu Dhabi of United Arabic Emirates.  

 2 SILVER MEDALS, 1 PSA HM and 19 acceptances in the 5th ICS 6 Countries Exhibition 2013 http://www.icsphoto.us/information/contest-result

 Member of the Jury of the Fine Art Photographic Exhibition "Scandianavian Photo Championship 2013" in Malmo of Sweden   http://www.scandphoto.org/filearea_6.html 

 Member of the Jury of the Fine Art Photographic Exhibition "Health for All" in Izmir of Turkey   http://www.egiad.org.tr/egiad-1-international-photography-competition-rules/

 The photo exhibition of Metzakis Manolis in Carre of Italy is still on with a lot of visitor every day.            

 The photo exhibition of EL GRECO at the port of Heraklion.          

 Exhibition of Fine Art Photography of Metzakis Manolis in Carre of Italy. Thanks to Mr. Giovanni Colasante      

 The photographic exhibition "GEZIRA International Contemporary Photography 2013" that Metzakis Manolis is participating in will be in Heraklion Crete from 1 to 15 of June 2013. The exhibition will be under authority of Hellenic Photographic Society of Crete and Egyptian Ministry of Culture.  

  Personal photographic exhibition of fine art photographs in Switzerland. An exhibition with photos of Iannis Smaragdis "EL-GRECO". Organized by the Photo Munsingen 2013     https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=379211442198598&set=a.379211368865272.1073741826.100003292354603&type=1&theater

 Lecture and Presentation at the Photographic Society of Mytilini.      

 Member of the jury of the fine art photography competition"22nd TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT 2013", in Linz of Austria.   The jury is between 5 and 7 of April 2013 in Linz of Austria. This international competition is under the licenses of FIAP, PSA, and VOAV. This photographic competition is one of the most famous competitions […]

 Member of the jury of the fine art photography competition"STREETS 2013", in Kumanovo.  

  One award, "UPI Honarable Mention" in the international salon of fin art photography "MOF 2012" in Turkey. The awarded photo is: FRUIT SELLER  

 Invitation by the Shandong University of Arts and Design of Jinan in China. For one more time Metzakis Manolis was invited by the Shandong University of Arts and Design of Jinan to attend the opening ceremony  of the Fourth China Jinan International Photography Biennial and Qilu International photo week. He  made a lecture, to the […]

 UPI ZEUS highest artistic title award by the United Photographers International (UPI).  

 The ceremony opening of the exhibition of Metzakis Manolis in the port of Iraklio.      

  EL GRECO the movie Open air photo exhibition of Metzakis Manolis with photos from the shooting of the movie of Giannis Smaragdis “EL GRECO”, in the port of Iraklio        

 RPS GOLD MEDAL BEST OF SHOW and three acceptances the results from the international photo exhibition of fine art photography "2nd Indonesia Salon of Art Photography 2012" in Indonesia.     The Awarded Photo is:  Magdalini NR1 The accepted photos are: Lijiang, The Youth Inside and Maria NR1         Magdalini NR1     […]

 E.FIAP/platinun highest artistic title award by the international federation of artistic photography (FIAP).   After a series of successes, with acceptances and awards, in international exhibitions of artistic photography, FIAP has awarded Metzakis Manolis the E.FIAP/platinum title. This E.FIAP/p title is the 1st  one that has been awarded to a Greek artistic photographer.    

 Guest of the site of International Photographers "World Photography"   http://www.worldphotography.it

 On Friday 18 of May 2012 at 20:00 a  presentation of Hellenic Photographic Society of Crete will take place at the neorio  of Moro in Hania of Crete by its president Metzakis Manolis. This presentation is a part of a weekly program of photographic events by the photographic group "Photoskiasi".  At the same presentation will […]

 Member of the jury of the 16th Gran Tour delle Colline International Circuit of Photography, in Italy. The closing day is the 5 of May 2012 and the jury is between 11 and 14 of May 2012 in Figline Valdarno a small town near Florence.   This international photo circuit is under the licenses of UPI, FIAP, […]

Member of the jury of the fine art photography competition"21st TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT 2012", in Linz of Austria. The closing date is the 23rd of April 2012 and the jury is between 3 and 7 of May 2012 in Linz of Austria. This international competition is under the licenses of FIAP, PSA, and VOAV. This […]

After the elections that took place in Brussels on April 22 2012, Metzakis Manolis UPICR3,  UPI ZEUS, EFIAP/p, ESFIAP, PSA2*, was reelected president at the Governing Board of United Photographers International (UPI). Along with him, Nikiforakis Polichronis UPI CR3, UPI ZEUS, EFIAP/b, ESFIAP, PSA3* was reelected as General Secretary of United Photographers International (UPI).

 During his stay in Konya of Turkey he became member of the photographic club Sille Sanat Sarayi. Its President Mr. Reha Bilir awarded Metzakis Manolis with the  photographic distinction "Hon SSS"    

 During my stay in Konya Turkey.   I thank the University of Selcuk for inviting me and a specially thanks to Mr. Reha Bilir and all my friends in Konya for their hospitality.   Before the presentations   During my speech           With Mr. Reha Bilir       With Mr. […]

 Guest of Photographic Club of Selçuk University in Konya. Selçuk University is the biggest university of Turkey with 130.000 students. Photographic Club of university is the most succesfull art club in all universities in Turkey. There are nearly 500 members of this club. They are organising an "photography days" event between 22 – 25 March. […]

 Member of the jury of the fine art photography competition  "THE HISTORY THAT IS LIVING IN MY HOMECITY 2012" in Turkie.   This international competition is under the licenses of FIAP and UPI.. The jury will be in Konya of Turkie on 24 of March 2012.   http://www.sillesanatsarayi.com/?p=2277