1973
I was born in Thessaloniki, and my parents were very happy.
Children Fleeing a Napalm Strike in South Vietnam.
As a baby, I spent all my time drinking and sleeping.
Salvador Allende, the elected Marxist president, was overthrown in the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet.
1974
My first birthday was celebrated with my family and friends.
Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda, a massacre of 126 Turkish Cypriots by EOKA B.
I have a brother and a friend to play with, too.
The Super Outbreak of 1974 in the U.S. is estimated to have resulted in 319 deaths, while 5,484 people were injured.
1975
I enjoyed playing at a picnic with my family.
South Vietnamese citizens are being forced back from the American embassy as they scramble to join the exodus.
Our christening in the Baptistery of Filippi, Kavala. Since that day, my name has been Charalampos, and my brother's name is George.
Sou Vichith, Cambodia.
1976
Riding a pony at a circus in Drama.
Mbuyisa Makhubo, 18, carries the fatally wounded Hector Pieterson after police opened fire on student demonstrators in Soweto, South Africa.
Celebrating Christmas in Drama.
Soweto pupils during massive demonstrations against white domination in South Africa.
1977
Thessaloniki: Another member joined our family, and this time, it’s a girl.
Police carry away a picketer outside the Grunwick photo-processing laboratory in Willesden, London, during a strike.
Summertime at the beautiful sea of Chalkidiki.
Pan American and KLM: Two Boeing 747s collide at the airport on Tenerife, part of Spain's Canary Islands. A total of 582 people are killed.
1978
Receiving presents from Santa in Thessaloniki.
The Turkish state initiated a pogrom against Alevi Muslims across Turkey. The Grey Wolves murdered hundreds of people.
Spending the summer with my friends in Malaki, Pelion.
A prisoner in Rhodesia is tied to the horses of soldiers and must keep pace to avoid being dragged.
1979
A trip with my family and friends on May Day.
The Soviet–Afghan War.
I received my chess diploma in Thessaloniki.
An Iranian Immortal from the Shah's Imperial Guard dies during an attack by Khomeini's guerillas on Tehran's broadcasting building.
1980
A birthday party with friends in Thessaloniki.
El Salvador: A mother with her slain son.
A trip to my father's birthplace, the village of Livadi, with our cousins.
A convoy of Iraqis passing the bodies of Iranian soldiers.
1981
In Nafplio, after my sister's christening.
The El Mozote massacre. 65,000 civilians were murdered in El Salvador by the National Guard and right-wing paramilitary forces.
With my little sister, Elina, and our mother in Thessaloniki.
Iraqi soldier kisses his child one last time before heading to the front.
1982
George and I playing with puppets at our home in Thessaloniki.
Suspects are tied together by the neck after a police blitz in one of the favelas, or slums, surrounding Rio de Janeiro.
At a military camp where our dad was serving, with my brother, George.
The Sabra and Shatila Massacre, Beirut, Lebanon.
1983
After the parade for the Greek Revolution of 1821, with George, wearing traditional clothes in Nafplio.
An Iranian child soldier in the Iran-Iraq War.
A trip to Platamon with George, Elina, and my parents.
A Palestinian woman brandishes helmets during a memorial service for the victims of Lebanon's Sabra refugee camp massacre.
1984
Dancing at the party for my name day in Nafplio during the Carnival.
1984 Sikh massacre: Sikhs burned alive in India.
In front of the brand-new Olympic Stadium in Athens with my siblings.
A malnourished Ethiopian woman holds her starving child at a refugee camp in Wad Sharafin, Sudan. The child died later that same day.
1985
My siblings and I with our beloved grandfather, George, at his home in Alexandria, Imathia.
A child is escorted, bound and accompanied by soldiers, to court in Turkey.
Having dinner with my father at a monastery on Mount Athos.
An Ethiopian child sits in his mother's lap at the Wad Sherife refugee camp in Sudan, near the Ethiopian border.
1986
My name day celebration with a party at our home in Loutraki.
An abandoned secondary school near Chernobyl.
Celebrating my birthday with my family in Loutraki.
AIDS patient Kelvin Kalasa, 30, is helped into a bath at the Mother of Mercy Hospice in Chilanga, Zambia.
1987
Celebrating Easter at a military camp in Volos.
Palestinian school girls returning home from classes pass a line of Arab men being frisked by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip.
My brother playing the accordion at our house in Volos.
First Intifada.
1988
With George at the Kapali Carsi market during a trip to Istanbul.
The bodies of a Kurdish man and his infant son lie during an Iraqi chemical gas attack. The attack claimed the lives of about 5,000 Kurdish civilians.
Spending summer vacation with friends in Malaki, Pelion.
In Northern Armenia, a magnitude 6.9-8.0 earthquake devastates Spitak, killing an estimated 25,000-55,000 people.
1989
The first time in our new home in Milies, Pelion.
Tank Man stands in front of tanks heading down Chang'an Boulevard, leaving Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
On a boat with my family, heading to Lesvos Island.
Romanian Revolution in Bucharest.
1990
Rebel without a cause.
Every day, countless children around the world are exposed to dangers that hinder their growth and development.
Sleeping on the school desks with Irene during the large-scale school occupations.
A burning oil well during a perimeter security patrol near Kuwait City.
1991
Summer vacation with friends on Skiathos Island following our high school graduation.
U.S. soldiers Ken and Michael react after learning that their friend Andy is in the body bag on the right. He was killed by friendly fire during the Gulf War.
My mother is visiting my home in Athens.
Gulf War: The most traumatized child population ever encountered.
1992
With Io in the early days of our love affair in Armenistis, Chalkidiki.
College student Eddie Lee died at the scene, and three of his friends are being interviewed by police officers during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
Enjoying a beer in Manchester, England.
A homeless boy sleeping in the streets of Bogota, Colombia.
1993
In front of South Manchester College as a student in the Art and Design Department.
The bodies of a Serb man, and his Muslim girlfriend, lie together, after they were killed by a Serb sniper about six days earlier while trying to slip out of Sarajevo.
Enjoying a night out at the bouzoukia with Tasos, Domna, and Io.
A father and his son pass the dead body of a Bosnian policeman killed when a shell landed next to his guard house in Sarajevo.
1994
At Thessaloniki's old port with my classmate from the School of Interior Design, Sofia.
A Los Angeles police officer bows his head at the spot where a fellow officer was killed during an earthquake.
Spending time with Io at my home in Milies, Pelion.
Refugees fleeing Cuba look up at a passing helicopter in the Florida Straits, between Cuba and the U.S.
1995
Spending summer vacation on Andros Island with Io.
Turkish soldiers proudly pose with the decapitated remains of fallen Kurdish guerrillas in the Kurdish regions of southeastern Turkey.
The first days in the army during bootcamp as trainees in the Corps of Engineers at the training center in Nafplio.
Bosnian Muslim refugees from Srebrenica, where more than 7,000 men were massacred by Bosnian Serbs.
1996
Beautiful girls who bring us cigarettes at our military camp.
At least 350 people are killed when a Russian-built Antonov-32 cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of Zaire's capital, Kinshasa.
Carnival in Nafplio.
A local woman steps out of her home, and near a dead body. From points around the city, Russian forces bombard Grozny, Chechnya.
1997
Receiving an award for entering the University at the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Millions have already died in the ruthless fighting or from famine in Sudan.
My brother, our cousin Dimitra, and I in front of our new computer at our home in Thessaloniki.
The burning body of a man, identified as a Zulu Ikatha supporter, is beaten by followers of the rival African National Congress.
1998
Summer in Chalkidiki.
A woman is rescued from the U.S. Embassy over the rubble of a collapsed building in Nairobi, Kenya.
Snow is always a pleasant surprise.
Kosovo, Gornje Obrinje Massacre: Eighteen members of a family were killed in the attack.
1999
In the kitchen of our house. I have just finished an animation project on my computer.
Dubrava Prison bombings and executions: At least 99 Kosovo Albanian prisoners were killed and around 200 more were wounded at Dubrava Prison in Kosovo.
With my brother George at our cousin Eleni's house, celebrating her name day.
A police officer sprays pepper spray at the crowd during the 1999 Seattle WTO protests.
2000
After a football game with my friends.
A Palestinian tries to protect his son in Gaza. Seconds later, the boy was fatally shot and the father was critically wounded.
My sister and I playing with our niece, Renia, in Thessaloniki.
Second Intifada.
2001
With John, Theo, my friends and partners in our company Minotaur Digital Arts, and our friend George in Chaniotis, Chalkidiki.
The lifeless body of protester Carlo Giuliani lies on the street in the center of Genoa.
In front of my interactive cross at my first art exhibition, Artforum Vilka, Thessaloniki.
A ball of fire explodes from one of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York after a plane crashes into it.
2002
Summer in Pelion with Theo and Effi.
Jenin Massacre.
Displaying my artwork for the degree show at the School of Fine Arts, AUTh.
Afghan refugee boys walk to scavenge at Camp Kacha Garhi near Peshawar, Pakistan.
2003
Northwest Passages art exhibition at the Koursoum Mosque in Trikala. With Marina, Vangelis, Nikos, Chrysi, Ioulia, and Sia.
U.S. missiles hit the center of Baghdad, Iraq.
With Christos and my beloved Popi at my little house in Athens, on Thessaloniki Street.
Palestinian child confront an Israeli tank in Jenin.
2004
At an exhibition at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art with Thouli, Popi, and her classmates Nana and Giorgos.
The masked men pushed Nick Berg to the floor and shouted 'God is great!' above his screams, while another sawed his head off with a knife.
Ameladiotis plays with the interactive strings I created while Stelios watches, at our exhibition at the Tsatsis Artforum Gallery.
The tsunami strikes Thailand. Initial estimates put the worldwide death toll at over 275,000, with thousands more missing.
2005
Working at our studio at Minotaur Digital Arts with Giannis and Theo.
More than 600 people are killed and over 1,000 injured after entire villages are flattened by an earthquake in the Zarand region of Kerman, Iran.
At a group exhibition in Thessaloniki, playing with the game Be the General I created, while Thouli watches.
A U.S. Coast Guardsman searches for survivors in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
2006
Dinner at a restaurant with Popi in the magical Christmas Paris, just before our visit to Disneyland.
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia, killing more than 6,000, injuring at least 36,000, and leaving around 1.5 million people homeless.
Dinner with friends in Milies, Pelion, where we gathered for my sister Elina's wedding.
The Chencholai bombing took place on August 14, when the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed what it said was a rebel training camp, killing 61 girls aged 16 to 18.
2007
Summer in Sikia, Chalkidiki, near Popi's home.
Qahtaniya bombings: The Iraqi Red Crescent reported that over 500 people were killed and 1,500 wounded.
Preparations for the performance Anapodi Klosti at Bios, Athens.
In the summer of 2007, over 3,000 forest fires burned in Greece, especially in the Peloponnese, with 78 confirmed casualties since June.
2008
Yachting in the Aegean Sea.
Demonstrations by Tibetan separatists turn violent in Lhasa. Several demonstrators die from gunshot and knife wounds.
A trip for a group exhibition in Bahcisaray, Crimea, with Russian and Turkish artist friends.
Afghan civilians, including 60 children, die in an airstrike by coalition troops in the western village of Azizabad.
2009
A walk with my friend and collaborator Panos in Athens.
The Gaza War: The conflict resulted in between 1,166 and 1,417 Palestinian deaths and 13 Israeli deaths.
Summer vacation at Theo's house in Chaniotis, Halkidiki, with Popi, Panos, Maria, and Effi.
Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, killing 464 people and affecting 5 million. The death toll in Vietnam reaches 163.
2010
Semester exams at the School of Fine Arts in the 3rd Painting Studio with Kyriakos and Vasilis.
The Haiti earthquake: More than 300,000 people were killed, 300,000 injured, and over one million made homeless.
A trip to Istanbul with Popi and friends.
An estimated 400,000 people marched through Athens. Three people were killed in a firebomb attack on a bank.
2011
Our funny wedding with Popi at the Thessaloniki City Hall.
The Tohoku earthquake: 15,850 deaths, 6,011 injured, and 3,287 people missing. Over 125,000 buildings damaged or destroyed.
Exhibition at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall with Eleni and Fokas.
The Arab Spring.
2012
With Popi in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome during our trip to Italy.
The 2012–2013 Egyptian protests (Hirak Uprising).
Laughter in Fokas' office at the School of Fine Arts after the end of the exams.
Typhoon Bopha affected 1.8M persons in all six regions in Mindanao, Philippines.
2013
Crazy fun at the carnival in Thessaloniki with my friends Giannis and Giannis.
The Rana Plaza commercial building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed due to a structural failure, with a confirmed death toll of 1,134.
Enjoying my spritz at a party in Venice during the opening of the Biennale.
After the acquittal of the man who killed a Black teenager, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter first appeared, sparking a movement.
2014
With the love of my life, Vicky.
Malaysia Airlines flight vanishes with more than 200 people aboard.
With Fokas and students at Sachinis' exhibition at Tsatsis Projects Gallery.
The deadliest outbreak of Ebola, a deadly hemorrhagic fever, started in West Africa, with 28,646 cases and 11,323 deaths by 2016.
2015
My friends tease me while I sleep, exhausted, on the couch in the studio.
Twelve people died in a terrorist attack by Islamist gunmen at the Charlie Hebdo offices.
With Vicky, Giannis, Kleio, Theo, Effi, and my brother, drinking coffee in Venice.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant stages a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, culminating in the massacre at the Bataclan theater.
2016
Christmas at Vicky's dad's shop.
Death of Aylan Kurdi.
The entire cast and crew after the premiere of the play Noah's Family at the Royal Theatre Stage of the Northern Greece State Theatre.
A cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, resulting in the deaths of 86 people.
2017
With Maria and Lydia at a digital art exhibition at HELEXPO.
In one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history, a bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 587 people and injures 316.
Our wedding with Vicky at the Monastery of Vlatadon in Thessaloniki, with a few friends and family.
The Rohingya genocide involved persecutions and killings by Myanmar's military, with nearly 655,000 Rohingyas fleeing to Bangladesh.
2018
Our daughter, our beloved Emmanuela, was born.
In April 2018, a chemical warfare attack was launched by Bashar al-Assad's government forces in the city of Douma, Syria.
Receiving the Excellence Award from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
104 people were confirmed dead from the Mati fires.
2019
I feel happy with my great loves, my girls, Emmanuela and Vicky.
In April 2019, on Catholic Easter Sunday, suicide bombings targeted three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka, killing 253 people and injuring at least 500.
I became the godfather of my friends Giannis and Kleio's daughter. Her name is Eleni-Fotini.
More than a hundred people are killed after police and Janjaweed attack protesters in Sudan.
2020
The entire cast and crew after the premiere of the play A Fairy Tale for Two at the Moni Lazariston Stage of the Northern Greece State Theatre.
The murder of George Floyd sparks protests across the United States and the world.
My inauguration as an associate professor at AUTh by the Rector.
The COVID-19 pandemic spread from China to most of the world’s inhabited areas, killing at least 1.8 million people in its first year
2021
Snowball fight with Emmanuela in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki.
Supporters of President Donald Trump, gathered after a rally led by him, attack the United States Capitol, leading to five deaths.
The christening of my beloved Emmanuela in Rhodes. Her godmother is my sister Elina.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues, killing at least 3.6 million people in its second year.
2022
An online class via videoconference at the New Media Laboratory of the School of Fine Arts due to COVID-19.
Russia invades Ukraine, causing a refugee crisis and tens of thousands of deaths on both sides.
Something like a performance with Gioula.
Heat waves in Europe kill tens of thousands.
2023
With Aris and Dimitris outside Gallery Donopoulos.
In June 2023, Russian forces attacked a pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk with a missile, killing 13 people, including four children.
At Emmanuela's rhythmic gymnastics performances.
7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel. In total, 1,139 people were killed.
2024
Grading the exam tickets of the School of Fine Arts in Stavroupoli.
As of November 2024, over 40,000 Palestinians have been reported killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 11,000 children.