Giannis Voulgarakis was born in Athens where he still lives. He studied photography in Leica Academy and in New York Institute of Photography, graphic arts in Petra School and graduated from the Greek Open University thematic unit of “Greek cultural studies”. He also holds a Master of Arts – MA degree with the title “Photography: Research and Methodology” from the department of Photography & Audiovisual Arts of the School of Applied Arts and Culture of the University of West Attica.