Elias Yannas Tsigounis is a Greek photographer based in London, where he has lived for the past decade, working in healthcare alongside developing his artistic practice. His photography work has been exhibited art several galleries and art spaces in Athens and London, including the notable "King's Portraits" and "Elegos" series.

 Shot between July and December 2020, "King's Portraits" formed a valuable historical archive of 800 images of nurses, midwives, and assistants who served at King’s College Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic. Taken together, this vast array of headshots emphasises the diversity, resilience, and compassion of these frontline workers, who came together under pressure to make a difference.

 “Elegos” (2022–2023) takes a much more experimental approach. Working with 6x9 negatives shot in theUK and Greece, the five images were created through a detailed process of slicing, manipulation, and chemical treatments, constructing piercing, complex photomontages that illuminate themes of transformation and profound connection. 

Elias is currently embedded in the research stage of his next project. As yet untitled, it will further explorethe themes and techniques developed in “Elegos”, with an emphasis on new ways of visualising and conveying the human experience.

Group Exhibitions

2024: Athens War Museum, Art Prize Award 2025, Athens.

2024: Europe House, Stories of Hope, London.

2023: Ambika P3 Gallery, Nosos, London.

2022: University of Westminster, Gallery West, Noso: work in progress, London.

2022: University of Westminster, Gallery West, Elegos, London.

2018: After Nyne Gallery, Light into Dark, London.

2014: Athens Fringe Festival, Vryssaki Art Space, Greece.

Press & Publications

2023. Source Magazine. "Nosos".

2020. Source Magazine. "The Faces of the King".

2019. After Nyne Magazine. "Light into Dark: Interview".

Books

2023. Nosos, bespoke Photo-Book produced by Bookworks, London.

2022. Elegos, Self-Published zine, London.

Editorial

2019-2023: Contributor at Photonet Magazine, Greece.

2009: Eleftherotypia National Newspaper, Vegetarian Festival article, Greece.

Collections

King’s Portraits Archive (800 portraits of Nurses). King College Hospital, London

Light into Dark. Corporate Collection, City of London.

Private collections in Athens, Venice, Bologna and London.

Education

2022-2023: University of Westminster, MA (Distinction) Photographic Arts.

2018-2019: Falmouth University, BA (Hons) Photography).