Nikos Economopoulos
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Nikos Economopoulos is a Greek
photographer known for his photography of the Balkans
and of Greece
in particular.
, Economopoulos studied law at university and worked as a journalist.
Economopoulos only started taking photographs at 25 when a friend in Italy showed him a book of the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson
, which had an impact that was both instant and lasting. Cartier-Bresson "showed me a new way to see things. . . . What I saw in his work was not only geometry and composition, but a kind of ambiguity."
Economopoulos recalls that even then he did not start photography for over two years but instead bought photography books. Then he started photography:
As early as 1984, Economopoulos says, "it bothered me ideologically that Greeks and Turks were enemies", and he visited Turkey to take photographs. "No Greek at that time would go to Turkey on holiday", he writes, and his Greek friends were incredulous; but Economopoulos quickly felt at home in Turkey, where the atmosphere "was exactly the same as when I was a kid in the 1960s." (Much later, he would add that Greece and western Turkey had replaced taverna
s with McDonald's
, while east Turkey still preserved the values of the past.)
In 1988 Economopoulos finished work as a journalist and set off on a two-year photographic survey of Greece and Turkey.
Economopoulos was encouraged to join Magnum Photos
by the Greek-American photographer Costa Manos
, and became an associate member in 1990 and, after his work in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and the former Yugoslavia, a full member in 1994. His early work won him the 1992 Mother Jones
Award for Documentary Photography.
In 1993 Frank Viviano
, who had first met Economopoulos in Timişoara
just after the fall of Nicolae Ceauşescu
, wrote that:
With support from the Little Brothers of the Poor, in 1994 Economopoulos photographed gypsies in Greece, and in 1995–96 lignite
miners and Muslim
s in Greece. In 1997–98 he concentrated on people living on the "Green Line
" separating Northern Cyprus, illegal migration across the Albanian–Greek border, and young people in Tokyo
; and for the next two years Albanians fleeing Kosovo
. He also worked on a commission from the University of the Aegean
on storytelling in the region.
Economopoulos was dissatisfied with the assignment in Japan, as he felt unable to communicate with people and was just as estranged after three weeks of work as he had been on his arrival. By contrast, he writes that "I prefer to spend my time in my corner of the world, south Europe and west Asia, where I understand the codes and can make connections." This does not mean that the Balkans are an open book to him: Economopoulos has also written of the paradoxes apparent in Albania
; and also across the Balkans, where faces can be sad even in wedding parties.
Economopoulos's photography of Turkey won him the 2001 Abdi İpekçi Award for promoting friendship between Turkey and Greece. Painfully aware of the bitterness often encouraged in both Greece and Turkey toward the other, he has written appreciatively of the personal welcome given to him by the Turks that he meets.
Economopoulos said in 2001 that he preferred to sleep in his caravan
when travelling around the Balkans and Turkey. He did not feel safe in his caravan in the Balkans, but did feel safe in Turkey.
Economopoulos's photographs have been published in The Guardian
, The Independent
, Le Monde
, Libération
, The New York Times
, El País, and Die Zeit
. He feels that there is no future in photojournalism
. There is a loss of quality in photographs in newspapers, and Robert Capa
would not take photographs if he were living today. But he concedes that Abbas
and James Nachtwey
are among those who disagree.
Platon Rivellis writes that:
In 2002 Economopoulos and his family were living in Preveza
; he is now (2010) living in Athens.
His work is in the permanent collections of Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie (Corsica
) and the Benaki Museum
(Athens).
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
photographer known for his photography of the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in particular.
Life and career
Born in KalamataKalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
, Economopoulos studied law at university and worked as a journalist.
Economopoulos only started taking photographs at 25 when a friend in Italy showed him a book of the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
, which had an impact that was both instant and lasting. Cartier-Bresson "showed me a new way to see things. . . . What I saw in his work was not only geometry and composition, but a kind of ambiguity."
Economopoulos recalls that even then he did not start photography for over two years but instead bought photography books. Then he started photography:
I never photographed sunrises or made souvenir pictures of my children. For about eight or nine years I photographed at weekends and during my holidays, always in a serious way, working from morning to night.
As early as 1984, Economopoulos says, "it bothered me ideologically that Greeks and Turks were enemies", and he visited Turkey to take photographs. "No Greek at that time would go to Turkey on holiday", he writes, and his Greek friends were incredulous; but Economopoulos quickly felt at home in Turkey, where the atmosphere "was exactly the same as when I was a kid in the 1960s." (Much later, he would add that Greece and western Turkey had replaced taverna
Taverna
Taverna refers to a small restaurant serving Greek cuisine, not to be confused with "tavern". The Greek word is ταβέρνα and is originally derived from the Latin word taberna...
s with McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
, while east Turkey still preserved the values of the past.)
In 1988 Economopoulos finished work as a journalist and set off on a two-year photographic survey of Greece and Turkey.
Economopoulos was encouraged to join Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
by the Greek-American photographer Costa Manos
Constantine Manos
Constantine "Costa" Manos, born 1934 in South Carolina to Greek immigrant parents, is an American photographer known for his images of Boston and Greece. His work has been published in Esquire, Life, and Look. He is a member of Magnum Photos....
, and became an associate member in 1990 and, after his work in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and the former Yugoslavia, a full member in 1994. His early work won him the 1992 Mother Jones
Mother Jones (magazine)
Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
Award for Documentary Photography.
In 1993 Frank Viviano
Frank Viviano
Frank Viviano is a Sicilian-American journalist and foreign correspondent. He attended De La Salle High School in Detroit and the University of Michigan.His journalism career began in 1977...
, who had first met Economopoulos in Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
just after the fall of Nicolae Ceauşescu
Nicolae Ceausescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and as such was the country's second and last Communist leader...
, wrote that:
Economopoulos says his intention is to document the existence of what he calls the "Balkan Man": to knit together the skeins of a collective identity in a region whose historical convulsions have made its name a synonym for implacable differences. It would appear to be a fool's errand. But almost anyone who has crossed the madman's web of frontiers and borders that stretches over the Balkans, from Istanbul to the Italian border, is likely to agree with Economopoulos's premise — and to recognize, in his work, the contradictions that sum up Balkan truth.
With support from the Little Brothers of the Poor, in 1994 Economopoulos photographed gypsies in Greece, and in 1995–96 lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
miners and Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s in Greece. In 1997–98 he concentrated on people living on the "Green Line
United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus runs for more than along what is known as the Green Line and has an area of . The zone partitions the island of Cyprus into a southern area effectively controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus , and the northern area...
" separating Northern Cyprus, illegal migration across the Albanian–Greek border, and young people in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
; and for the next two years Albanians fleeing Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. He also worked on a commission from the University of the Aegean
University of the Aegean
The University of the Aegean is a state, multi-campus university located in Mytilene, Greece. The university was officially founded in 1984, although its historical roots date back to the early 1920s...
on storytelling in the region.
Economopoulos was dissatisfied with the assignment in Japan, as he felt unable to communicate with people and was just as estranged after three weeks of work as he had been on his arrival. By contrast, he writes that "I prefer to spend my time in my corner of the world, south Europe and west Asia, where I understand the codes and can make connections." This does not mean that the Balkans are an open book to him: Economopoulos has also written of the paradoxes apparent in Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
; and also across the Balkans, where faces can be sad even in wedding parties.
Economopoulos's photography of Turkey won him the 2001 Abdi İpekçi Award for promoting friendship between Turkey and Greece. Painfully aware of the bitterness often encouraged in both Greece and Turkey toward the other, he has written appreciatively of the personal welcome given to him by the Turks that he meets.
There are no real differences [between Greeks and Turks]. I love Turkey and I can live there. I can't live in Paris or in London. But Istanbul — I can live there.
Economopoulos said in 2001 that he preferred to sleep in his caravan
Travel trailer
A travel trailer or caravan is towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent . It provides the means for people to have their own home on a journey or a vacation, without relying on a motel or hotel, and enables them to stay in places...
when travelling around the Balkans and Turkey. He did not feel safe in his caravan in the Balkans, but did feel safe in Turkey.
Economopoulos's photographs have been published in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
, Libération
Libération
Libération is a French daily newspaper founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Originally a leftist newspaper, it has undergone a number of shifts during the 1980s and 1990s...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, El País, and Die Zeit
Die Zeit
Die Zeit is a German nationwide weekly newspaper that is highly respected for its quality journalism.With a circulation of 488,036 and an estimated readership of slightly above 2 million, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper...
. He feels that there is no future in photojournalism
Photojournalism
Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
. There is a loss of quality in photographs in newspapers, and Robert Capa
Robert Capa
Robert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War...
would not take photographs if he were living today. But he concedes that Abbas
Abbas (photographer)
Abbas Attar is an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism in Biafra, Vietnam and South Africa in the 1970s, and for his extensive essays on religions in later years...
and James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist and war photographer.He grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he studied Art History and Political Science ....
are among those who disagree.
Platon Rivellis writes that:
In Economopoulos' photographs, a smile, a tilt of the head, an unusual leap, a look, from being insignificant details from the second level of everyday life are re-evaluated and transformed into major photographic events.
In 2002 Economopoulos and his family were living in Preveza
Preveza
Preveza is a town in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. An immersed tunnel, completed in 2002 which runs between Preveza and Actium, connects the town...
; he is now (2010) living in Athens.
His work is in the permanent collections of Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie (Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
) and the Benaki Museum
Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens, Greece...
(Athens).
Solo exhibitions
- "In the Balkans." Mediatine (BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
), Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie (BastiaBastiaBastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department....
), 1997–98. - "Nikos Economopoulos, Magnum: Retrospective of 100 Photographs, '79–99." Hellenic American Union, 1999.
- "Apo mēchanēs choros" (Από μηχανής χορός) / "Dance ex machina." Technopolis (GaziGazi, AthensGazi is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It surrounds the old Athens gasworks, which is currently an industrial museum and exhibition space, widely known as Gazi, next to Keramikos and close to the Acropolis....
, Athens), 2000. - "La mia Grecia". Museo Castello Ducale (Corigliano CalabroCorigliano CalabroCorigliano Calabro is a comune and town located in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria, southern Italy. In the comune are the ruins of the ancient city of Thurii.-External links:* * *...
, Italy), 2004. - "Economopoulos - photographer". Folk Art Museum of the Society of Epirot Studies (IoanninaIoanninaIoannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
); Benaki MuseumBenaki MuseumThe Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens, Greece...
(AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
), 2005. - "In the Balkans." İstanbul Fotoğraf Merkezi (İstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
), 2007. - "Nikos Economopoulos." Evagoras Lanitis Centre (LimassolLimassolLimassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
), 2008–2009. - "Nikos Economopoulos, Photographe". Maison de la photographie Robert DoisneauMaison de la photographie Robert DoisneauThe Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau is a photography gallery in Gentilly, Paris, created to commemorate the Parisian photographer Robert Doisneau....
(GentillyGentilly, Val-de-MarneGentilly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:The name Gentilly was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as Gentiliacum, a royal estate of some importance where coinage was minted. The etymology of the name seems to be...
), 2009–2010.
Group exhibitions
- "NorthSouthEastWest: A 360° View of Climate Change". (With other Magnum photographers.) Science MuseumScience Museum (London)The Science Museum is one of the three major museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. The museum is a major London tourist attraction....
(LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), March 2005; and many cities worldwide until 2006. - "Periplus: 12 Magnum Photographers in Contemporary Greece." Onassis Cultural Center (ManhattanManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
); Museum of Photography Thessaloniki (ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
); Benaki MuseumBenaki MuseumThe Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens, Greece...
(AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
); (as "Periplus - Fotografische Reisewege im heutigen Griechenland") Willy-Brandt-Haus (BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
); Jin Tai Art Museum (Beijing); all 2004. - "Mediterranea." Provincial library of Bari (BariBariBari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
), 2005–2006. - "Turkey by Magnum." İstanbul ModernIstanbul ModernThe Istanbul Modern Art Museum, aka Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, is a museum of contemporary art in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, inaugurated on December 11, 2004, prominently featuring the work of Turkish artists...
(İstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
), 2007. - "L'humain dans les collections du Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie." Centre Culturel Una Volta (BastiaBastiaBastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department....
), 2007. Théâtre de Propriano (ProprianoProprianoPropriano is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.It is situated on the Valinco Gulf.-Population:-References:*...
), 2009.
As director/curator
- "City Streets." National Bank of Greece Cultural FoundationNational Bank of Greece Cultural FoundationThe National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation is a cultural foundation based in Athens founded in 1966. The Foundation was established under the administration of Georgios Mavros, as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the National Bank of Greece, which decided to create a cultural...
(Athens), 2007–2008; National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation (Thessaloniki), 2008; European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
), 2008; SantralİstanbulSantralIstanbulThe SantralIstanbul , opened in 2007, is an arts and cultural complex located at the upper end of Golden Horn in the Eyüp district of Istanbul, Turkey...
(İstanbul), 2008. Athens International Airport, 2009.
Books by Economopoulos
- In the Balkans. New York: Abrams, 1995. ISBN 0810934698.
- Valkania (Βαλκάνια). Athens: Libro, 1995. ISBN 9607009991.
- Balkanlarda. İstanbul: Fotoğrafevi, 2007. ISBN 9789750089893.
- Lignitōrychoi (Λιγνιτόρυχοι) / Lignite Miners. Athens: Indiktos, 1998. ISBN 9605180480.
- Magnum: 100 Fotografies 1979–1999 (Magnum - 100 Φωτογραφίες 1979-1999). Athens: Hellenic American Union, 1999.
- Apo mēchanēs choros (Από μηχανής χορός). Athens: Diphōno, 2000. ISBN 9608664012. ISBN 9608664004. The title means "Dance ex machina".
- About Children / Gia ta paidia (Για τα παιδιά). Athens: Metaichmio, 2001. ISBN 9603751774.
- Economopoulos, photographer / Οικονομόπουλος, φωτογράφος. Athens: Metaichmio, 2002. ISBN 960-375-121-9. A survey of Economopoulos's work.
- Kokkinē klōstē klōsmenē: Laïka paramythia kai aphēgētes tou Aigaiou (Κόκκινη κλωστή κλωσμένη - Λαϊκά παραμύθια και αφηγητές του Αιγαίου). Text by Marianthē Kaplanoglou. Athens: Ekdoseis Patakē, 2004. ISBN 9601613250 The title means "Red thread snapped: Folk tales and narrators of the Aegean."
Books with contributions by Economopoulos
- Magnum Cinema: Photographs from 50 Years of Movie-Making. London: Phaidon, 1995. ISBN 0714833754. London: Phaidon, 2001. ISBN 0714837725.
- Magnum Cinema: ein halbes Jahrhundert Kino in Magnum-Photographien. München: Schirmer/Mosel, 1994. ISBN 3888147441. München: Schirmer/Mosel, 1996. ISBN 3888147999.
- Magnum cinema: la storia del cinema nelle fotografie della Magnum. Milano: Mondadori, 1994. ISBN 8804391480.
- Magnum cinema: des histories de cinéma par les photographes de Magnum. Paris: Cahiers du Cinéma, 1994. ISBN 2866421531.
- Magunamu shinema: Magunamu shashinka-tachi ni yoru eigashi . Tokyo: Kinema Junpō-sha, 1995. ISBN 487376131X.
- Tōkyō / Tokyo. Today. Tokyo: EU Japan Fest Japan Committee, 1996. Photographs by Economopoulos on pp. 21, 36, 37.
- Thrakē: Terra incognita / Thrace: Terra Incognita. Rodos: Rodos Image, 1997. ISBN 9609019447. Photographs by Tassos Vrettos, Nikos Kasseris, and Economopoulos; texts by Yiannis Panoussis and Manos Stephanidis.
- Magnum° (also called Magnum Degrees). London: Phaidon, 2000. ISBN 0-7148-3821-7. Photographs from the Balkans on pp. 43, 100–17, 196–97.
- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897841.
- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714890774.
- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714890650 (hard). ISBN 0714894508 (paper).
- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897922.
- Magnum Football (distributed in the US as Magnum Soccer). London: Phaidon, 2002. ISBN 0714842362. London: Phaidon, 2005. ISBN 0714845213. With other Magnum photographers.
- Magnum Football. Phaidon. ISBN 0714893285.
- Magnum Fußball. Phaidon. ISBN 0714893374 (hardback). ISBN 0714857971 (paperback).
- Magnum Calcio. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897884.
- Magnum Fútbol. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897752.
- Magunamu sakkā . Tokyo: Phaidon, 2006. ISBN 4902593378.
- Periplous, 12 photographoi tou Manknoum stē synchronē Hellada / Periplus, 12 Magnum Photographers in Contemporary Greece. Athens: Organismos Provolēs Hellēnikou Politismou-Politistikē Olympiada, 2004. ISBN 9608276144.
- Magnum Stories. London: Phaidon, 2004. ISBN 0-7148-4245-1. Pp. 130–37 are devoted to Economopoulos: he introduces a selection of his photography (1988–99) in Turkey.
- Magunamu ga totta Tōkyō / Tokyo Seen by Magnum Photographers. Tokyo: Magnum Photos Tokyo, 2007. Plates 70 and 71 are by Economopoulos.
- Magnum Magnum: with 413 photographs in colour and duotone, ed. Brigitte Lardinois. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. ISBN 978-0-500-54342-9. London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. ISBN 0-500-54366-6. A selection by Paolo PellegrinPaolo PellegrinPaolo Pellegrin is an internationally renowned photojournalist who was born in Rome, Italy, into a family of architects.-Biography:...
of Economopoulos' photographs appears on pp. 144–49; elsewhere, Economopoulos presents his selection of photographs by David Alan HarveyDavid Alan HarveyDavid Alan Harvey is an American photographer. He has been a full member of the prestigious photographic collective Magnum Photos since 1997. He has photographed over 40 articles for National Geographic magazine, and in 1978 was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press...
.- Magnum Magnum: con 413 fotografías en color y en blanco y negro. Barcelona: Lunwerg, 2007. ISBN 8497853334.
- Magnum Magnum: met 413 foto's in kleur en duotoon. Tielt: Lannoo; Bussum: Thoth, 2007. ISBN 9059960211. Tielt: Lannoo; Bussum: Thoth, 2009. ISBN 9059960416.
- Magnum Magnum. Paris: La Martinière, 2007. ISBN 2732436526.
- Magnum Magnum. München: Schirmer Mosel, 2007. ISBN 3829603231.
- Magunamu Magunamu / Magnum Magnum. Kyoto: Seigensha, 2007. ISBN 4861521130. Kyoto: Seigensha, 2009. ISBN 4861522013.
- City Streets / Hoi dromoi tēs polēs (Οι δρόμοι της πόλης). Athens: Morphōtiko Hidryma Ethnikēs Trapezēs, 2007. ISBN 9602503793. Economopoulos was editor of the content (and teacher of the contributors).
External links
- Economopoulos at Magnum Photos
- On the Road, site for Economopoulos's photographic workshops
- Biography (PDF file) at Fotodos.
- Viviano, Frank, and Nikos Economopoulos. "The Balkan Tribe". Mother Jones, January–February 1993. Here (unabridged) at Google Books. A photo-story; VivianoFrank VivianoFrank Viviano is a Sicilian-American journalist and foreign correspondent. He attended De La Salle High School in Detroit and the University of Michigan.His journalism career began in 1977...
writes about scenes in the Balkans and also about Economopoulos and his work. The text is easier to read (but the photographs smaller) in the HTML version.