George Philipas
photographer
EMAIL:george@georgephilipas.com
UK +44 7779 023 095
South Africa: +27 723 586 646
Kenya +254 72 7623 457
Satellite: 0870 77 221 8526

My Biography

IMAGE BY SARA GOUVEIA

After completing a postgraduate diploma in photojournalism at the London College of Communication (formerly London College of Printing) in 2001, I have worked extensively from the African Continent. I am based in Cape Town, South Africa.

I am a Reuters stringer signed with Getty, Polaris (US) and AMO (Africa Media Online).

I have been published in the New York Times, Independent (UK), Observer (UK), Grazia, Essence Magazine (US) amongst many others mostly published and commissioned through agencies.

I have received an Honourable Mention at the Prix de la Photographie Awards (2009) for photographs taken during the Kenyan Election Upheaval (2008) and Merit Awards at the International Aperture Awards (2010) in recognition of Excellence in Photojournalism for work undertaken during the FIFA World Cup 2010 and in conjunction with UN-OCHA Somalia.