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Nik Pekridis is a Greek based profesional wedding photographer.

He run a studio at Thessaloniki Greece since 1984.

"I had shot my first wedding at the age of 12,next to my dad.I don't know how many weddings shot since then...a lot i guess.I love to travel and i love weddings.So if i can combine my two loves it is perfect for me"

He travel all over the world seeking the perfect wedding.

Even that he is third generation wedding photographer he change his career from 2007.When he 's attend a seminar from a great Aussie wedding photographer (Yervant) he is also give a great promise to himshelf.To be better with more passion and different.To keep forwarding all the time and to leave his couples with the best lifetime images.

It's not need to be the best wedding photographer but to be better than previous week.

Member of photoweddingstories,the first and most elite society in Greece,member of swwp London with qualification ASWPP (only 2 Greeks are getting this in wedding).Member of the ISPWP ,USA, WPPI ,USA and only one of the total three Greek photographers member of www.bestofweddingphotography.com

Multi awards in image and printing competitions at swpp London at Wppi,Las Vegas and Pws in Greece.Also speaker to seminars at Swpp London convention,all over Greece,photovision in Athens ,Santorini 2011 next to Adam Alex and Sofie Louca and Corfu 2011 at Grand reunion next to Yervant,Bambi Cantrell,David Beckstead,Laslo Gabany,Michael Greenberg and Grahame Monroe.


swpp in London….with friends !

For the fifth time  at the last five years i was travel to swpp convention in London.

For the second time in the last five years as a speaker.

But is one of the best time where i was enjoy so much nd felt like home.I ve had the feeling that i am into a family with peoples from all over the world who some of them only met them through facebook and chat couple of times.But that feeling…when you saw somebody in close…its wow !

Who had the same passion the same way of look and share the same problems.

Me with my wife and couple Greeks we had great time all the past week.(by the way our Greek team gets great results with lots of finalists and winners) which i wish i could get sometime in Greece as well.

I hope through pws convention step by step will conquer what is the common rule abroad Greece.

Enjoy,travel and  see you all next year guys !

Τα τελευταία πέντε χρόνια ταξίδεψα πέντε φορές στο συνέδριο του swpp στο Λονδίνο.

Τις δύο τελευταίες ως ομιλητής σε αυτό.

Αλλά ήταν από τις λίγες φορές που ένοιωσα σαν να είμαι στο σπίτι μου με πολύ κοντινούς μου ανθρώπους από όλα τα μέρη του κόσμου που με κάποιους από αυτούς είχα μόνο συνομιλήσει μέσω facebook..;Oμως τι φοβερό συναίσθημα όταν τελικά τους βλέπεις από κοντά !

Nα είσαι με ανθρώπους που έχουν το ίδιο πάθος με σένα,την ίδια σκέψη και μοιράζονται λίγο-πολύ τα ίδια προβλήματα.

Εγώ λοιπόν με την γυναίκα μου ,αρκετούς Έλληνες και φίλους από κάθε γωνιά του πλανήτη περάσαμε μία υπέροχη εβδομάδα,(παρεπιμπτόντως η Ελληνική αποστολή τα πήγε εξαιρετικά με αρκετές υποψηφιότητες και πρωτιές) που θα ήθελα κάποια στιγμή να το ζήσω και στην Ελλάδα.

Ελπίζω μέσα από το αντίστοιχο συνέδριο του pws βήμα βήμα να κατακτήσουμε αυτό που είναι αυτονόητο στο εξωτερικό.

Απολαύστε,ταξιδέψτε και ελπίζω να σας δω σύντομα όλους !

 

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January 21, 2012 - 11:32 pm yiannis alefantou - h emepiria ayth htan kati pou aksizei apo thn arxh mexri to telos... kai opos panta otidhpote symbainei ektos kai gyro apo ta masterclass einai ayta pou synthetoun to story. xoris esas den tha to eixa tolmhsei. as elpisoume mia mera kai sthn ellada na doume kinhseis analoges kai me thn antapokrish pou symbainei ekei ekso. enoiosa tosa polla pou kathe mera pou pernaei ta analyo kai apo diaforetikh pleyra. enoiosa perhfanos me ayto pou eida.eniosa perissotero ellhnas apo oti noiotho edo dysthxos.me plhgonei ayto. elpizo na alaksei ayto. kalh arxh.

wedding in Nafplio {Sofie & Stratos}

Last Oktober in the former and first capital of Greece,Nafplio city a loveable couple getting married and want me as their photographer.

So me with my cinematographer Dinos and our assistants drove 600km all the way to Nafplio for a great wedding and even greater next day shooting !Amazing city,nice weather and great couple makes the perfect recipe for some of the images below !

enjoy

Τον Οκτώβρη που μας πέρασε στην΄”πρώτη” πρωτεύουσα της Ελλάδας ,το Ναύπλιο ένα αξιαγάπητο ζευγάρι ,ο Στράτος και η Σόφη με επέλεξαν για φωτογράφο στον γάμο τους.

Έτσι εγώ με τον μόνιμο πλέον συνεργάτη μου στο βίντεο Ντίνο Παραπάνη και τους βοηθούς μας ταξιδέψαμε 600 χιλιόμετρα για να καλύψουμε έναν υπέροχο γάμο και την επόμενη ημέρα της φωτογράφισης αυτού.Μία πολύ όμορφη ,ένας υπέροχος καιρός αλλά και ένα εξαιρετικό ζευγάρι ήταν η συνταγή για τις υπέροχες φωτογραφίες που θα δείτε παρακάτω.

Απολαύστε τις.

 

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January 9, 2012 - 9:24 pm Yiannis Sotiropoulos - Nice work Nik!!! Hope to see u again here my friend!

January 13, 2012 - 2:49 pm Fernando Colaço - Awesome work. Very good control of composition and colors. Congrats.

a wedding in Ouranoupli (Chalkidiki) Ludmila + Stelios

Ένας ακόμη γάμος που έγινε τον Σεπτέμβριο που μας πέρασε στην Χαλκιδική.Ο γάμος του Στέλιου και της Ludmila.

Ο Στέλιος λοιπόν που ζει στην Αγγλία επικοινώνησε μαζί μου μέσω mail και ουσιαστικά “βρεθήκαμε” από κοντά την ημέρα του γάμου του.

Ένας υπέροχος γάμος στην Ουρανούπολη Χαλκιδικής με καλεσμένους από όλη την Ευρώπη.

Αν και έχω μείνει πίσω στο post των γάμων που φωτογράφισα την χρονιά που μας πέρασε πιστεύω ότι τελικά θα προλάβω να “ανεβάσω” ακόμη έναν πριν βγει η χρονιά,

Να είμαστε όλοι καλά λοιπόν και να ελπίζουμε ότι τα πράγματα θα πάνε καλύτερα.  

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December 19, 2011 - 2:53 pm Achin Grover - Amazing shots Nik, as always.

Μαριζα + Γιωργος {wedding highlights video in Karditsa}

Πριν 2 μηνες περιπου εκανα το post για τον γαμο της Μαριζας και του Γιωργου στην Καρδιτσα και στο εξαιρετικο Καζαρμα resort. Τωρα λοιπον ο σχεδον μονιμος μου συνεργατης Ντινος Παραπανης “ανεβαζει” το highlight video clip απο αυτον τον υπεροχο γαμο που εγινε στην λιμνη Πλαστηρα

wedding in Corfu….Pota & Panos

Another one destination wedding in Corfu this time.Pota and Panos are from Greece but they live in Florida USA.Pota contacted to me almost a year ago and of course i was double happy cause Corfu is my favorite island.
So we shooting the day of the wedding and the next day as well to get perfect images all over the island.Thanks guys who gave me the opportunity to shoot your wedding day.

a special wedding in Rome ! Lilly & Babis {the wedding}

Well…its not actually in Rome.We just did the photo session there :)

But it was fantastic.The eternal city is an open musume with great architeqteres and fantastic light everywhere all day long !

Babis & Lilly get marries in Olympiada Greece…in a small church and a weddk or so after we arrange the “next day shooting” in Rome,Italy.

So we enjoy a lot the “process” ,everyone in the street congratulate the couple all the time and even that we took pictures for almost 6 hours we love it !!!

Take care guys and enjoy !

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November 8, 2011 - 12:31 am Pricop iulian - SUPERLATIV. men good jab.

November 9, 2011 - 1:34 am Guy Klement - Hi Nik As always and absolute pleasure to look at your pictures. What a courages shoot of the bride on the balcony with the sun down, and the pillar shot with the bride and the groom what can i say magnificiant. I hope to see you soon again at one of your seminars " Mr. Master of the light" Sincerely yours Guy

November 9, 2011 - 12:55 pm Mary @ Ashford Daly - Nik, This is stunning - I love the imagery and the style - the bride in her dress and veil looks so amazingly beautiful. Best regards, Mary

November 9, 2011 - 7:19 pm Babis & Lilly - The photos are amazing!!!.. Thank you very much for capturing so well our special day!

November 9, 2011 - 7:24 pm Lilly - Niko se euxaristoume polu!!! Oi fwto einai teleies!

November 10, 2011 - 8:12 am Nik Pekridis - thanks guys for your comments !

Deborah & Sanjit…a wedding in Mykonos

It was late July when Sanjit mail me from London for his wedding in Mykonos late August.After couple of them we had an agreement and finally me with my wife and my videoguy flew to the windy island of Mykonos.It was my first time as wedding photographer to Mykonos but hopefully not the last.

It was a great wedding in a beautyfull resort with a after dinner party at the beach next day cruise around the island.The only steback was the weather.

It was August with only 20 C degrees cloudy and windy.Beside that,it  was a perfect wedding.with traditional music,bridemaids,fun party great sunset and beaches,souvlaki and great food..

So…yes …to be a destination wedding photographer its amazing !

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October 31, 2011 - 7:58 pm Mary Ashford - Hi Nik, This is gorgeous. I bet the couple are so pleased. Mykonos is a wonderful Greek Island, and the colours really reflect how beautiful a destination wedding can be overseas. Best regards, Mary (& Greg) xxx

Pota & Panos a wedding in Corfu (coming soon video)

Maybe the Santorini and Mykonos are most famous island in Greece,but for me Corfu….is my most favorite.

So when a year almost before Pota mail me from Florida about their wedding in Corfu this summer my happy was double cause until then i ‘ve had never before shoot a wedding there.

This time my “usual suspect” partner  Dinos Parapanis @ www.wedline.gr pass me and upload the coming soon video but i hope the next days to upload some photos from the wedding as well.

enjoy !

October 20, 2011 - 8:53 pm Mary Ashford - Hi Nik, This video is amazing, music really fits it well. Corfu is such a fabulous Greek Island for a beautiful and romantic wedding location. Love the feel to this couple's marriage and ceremony. Can't wait to see your images. Gorgeous and seems like it was lots of fun too. M ;o)))

October 20, 2011 - 9:56 pm Nik Pekridis - thanks Mary,,,i will do my best to have the photos asap :)

October 26, 2011 - 8:28 pm Stella - Gorgeousness!

a destination wedding in Karpathos…Irene & Dinos

I heard that the Greeks who lived in Australia ,Canada or States they keep the traditions more than we do…..

Totally right !!!

Dinos and Irene booked me through web from Australia ,we skype once and then we meet each other at Karpathos island a day before the wedding.

We had everything !!! Lots of tsikoudia ,lots of tears,lots of food .lots of traditional dance,lots of madinades ,lots of fun and adventure (I get lost into mountains twice with my rental car)

So even that my style is more editorial and fashion looks like in this wedding i had the opportunity to cpature lots of photojournalism moments and …yes i enjoy it a lot !

So guys take care enjoy my story through my camera and hope to see you again soon !

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Yervant & Anie with friends…workshop in Corfu

 

Not even in my wildest dreams can’t imagine that when i first saw the “masters of wedding photography” dvd 4 1/2 years ago someday i will photograph next to Yervant Zanazanian.

My first inspiration and friend of mine visit with his lovely family Greece for third time since 2007 for two double days seminar in Athens and Thessaloniki with the wedding-portrait photographer Bambi Cantrell.

Then all we travel at Corfu island for the 5 day Grand reunion workshop where 60+ students from all over the world (from Brazil to South Africa) sitting in the great  hotel of Grand Mediteranneo and share ideas,images,techiques and thoughts.

It was my first time to teach next to such a huge living legends (hopefully not last) and i am really fell trully honor and blessed.

Me Yervant,Bambi,Beckstead,Laslo Gabany,Michael Greenberg and Graham Monro share and shoot for charity.

Thank you all guys,hope to see you soon !

October 19, 2011 - 2:39 pm Rafael Palacio de Parada - Dear Nik It was a pleasure meeting you and receiving your advice. Regards from Spain. Rafael Palacio.