Platon (photographer)

Platon (photographer)

Platon is a 21st century photographer who has taken portraits of many presidents and well known world figures. His photo of Vladimir Putin was on the cover of Time Magazine in 2007.

Born in London in 1968, he was raised in Greece by his English mother, and Greek father. He attended St. Martin's School of Art, and the Royal College of Art, where one of his professors and mentors was John Hind.

His book "Platon's Republic" was published in 2004.

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*Platon website: http://www.platonphoto.com/
*Torres, Aileen. " [http://www.thevillager.com/villager_152/catchingupwithsoho.html Catching up with Soho photographer Platon] ". "The Villager" volume 75, number 45 29 March – 4 April 2006.
* Platon, "Platon's Republic", 2004, Phaidon Press, ISBN 071484408X


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