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in London, and a PhD degree in
Documentary Photography from the University of Wales in Newport, on a
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From 1988 to 1994, Kontos studied at the
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science of the
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Joop Swart
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From 1998 to 2000, Kontos worked as a photojournalist for the French agency
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Fujifilm European Press Photographer of the Year, Europe, 2005.
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magazine's Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards, News Category, 2000.
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agency from 2001 to 2002. In 2002, he began working with
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