Giannis Voulgarakis

Monographs & Books

  • Inspiration Leica Akademie

    Inspiration Leica Akademie

    Rheinwerk Verlag (2020)

    Published by Rheinwerk Verlag (Bonn, 2020), this comprehensive volume brings together prominent contemporary photographers associated with the Leica Akademie. Featuring a dedicated showcase of cameraless darkroom photograms from Giannis Voulgarakis' series The Secret in Their Pockets (pp. 268–269), the book explores experimental photographic techniques, the historic legacy of rayographs, and the tactile possibilities of silver halide printing in the digital age.

  • Cities Masks and Bodies

    Cities Masks and Bodies

    Metaixmio (2015)

    Published by Metaichmio Publications (2015), this monograph accompanies the solo exhibition curated by Dr. Nina Kassianou for the Athens Photo Festival. The publication captures Voulgarakis' three-part visual inquiry into identity, societal stereotypes, and urban melancholy. Working exclusively with color photography, the book contrasts the vivid, atmospheric nightscapes of central Athens and the glossy perfection of shop window mannequins with the raw, vulnerable truth of female bodies bearing the natural marks of time.

  • Bull Sacrifice In Mandamados

    Bull Sacrifice In Mandamados

    Publication National Hellenic Research Foundation (2008)

    Issued by the National Hellenic Research Foundation (2009), this monograph presents an extensive ethnographic document of "Kourmpani"—an ancient sacrificial ritual in Lesvos honoring Archangel Michael. Featuring essay contributions by historian Panagiotis Michailaris and ethnologist Evdokia Olympitou, the book collects Voulgarakis' humanist analogue photographs, capturing the living faces, communal devotion, and enduring traditions of Mandamados.

  • Picture of Thrace

    Picture of Thrace

    Academy of Thracian Art & Tradition (2005)

    Published by the Foundation for Thracian Art and Tradition (2005) under the editorial direction of Alki Tsiatou-Tsouderou, this collector’s edition publication documents the rich multicultural tapestry of Northeastern Greece. Shot on classic analogue black-and-white film across cities, countryside, and Pomak villages, the volume features text by social anthropologist Marika Rombou-Levidi, offering a profound visual and human study of Thrace’s coexisting traditions and heritage.