STEVEN STAVRI PHOTOGRAPHY
About
My first experience in photography was many, many years ago when I was in school.
The school took us to Scotland on holiday and they took us to see the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
My camera, at the time, was a Kodak that took 620 roll film; Yes it was that long ago.
The photos I took were, for want of a better word, naff.
My next experience was a few years later, when I drove to Greece.
My camera then was a Kodak Pocket Instamatic.
The results were far from perfect and did no justice to the places and things that I saw.
With my mind set, on my return from Greece, I purchased my first SLR, a Praktica.
Over the next few years I added extra lenses, filters etc. to my camera gear.
I also took the giant step into processing, by purchasing an enlarger, tanks, trays, chemicals, etc.
I was now totally hooked.
As my photography improved and grew I updated my equipment.
I purchased a Canon A1 with lenses, a Bronica ETRS with lenses.
From these early days I have moved on.
I gained my AFIAP in 1998.
I joined the Royal Photographic Society (RPS).
I joined United Photographers International (UPI).
And I joined the Photographic Society of America (PSA).
With regards to the PSA, I am the International Representative for Cyprus.
I am also the CPID Individual Portrait Competition Director.
The school took us to Scotland on holiday and they took us to see the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
My camera, at the time, was a Kodak that took 620 roll film; Yes it was that long ago.
The photos I took were, for want of a better word, naff.
My next experience was a few years later, when I drove to Greece.
My camera then was a Kodak Pocket Instamatic.
The results were far from perfect and did no justice to the places and things that I saw.
With my mind set, on my return from Greece, I purchased my first SLR, a Praktica.
Over the next few years I added extra lenses, filters etc. to my camera gear.
I also took the giant step into processing, by purchasing an enlarger, tanks, trays, chemicals, etc.
I was now totally hooked.
As my photography improved and grew I updated my equipment.
I purchased a Canon A1 with lenses, a Bronica ETRS with lenses.
From these early days I have moved on.
I gained my AFIAP in 1998.
I joined the Royal Photographic Society (RPS).
I joined United Photographers International (UPI).
And I joined the Photographic Society of America (PSA).
With regards to the PSA, I am the International Representative for Cyprus.
I am also the CPID Individual Portrait Competition Director.
