Tina Gionis is a professional photographer specializing in documentary, event, and travel photography. With composition and story in mind, she captures moments that might otherwise be missed and presents viewers with a new perspective on events, the surrounding world and foreign cultures. In addition to being a photographer, Tina is also a digital artist working with imaging and video. Tina spent ten years abroad working as a travel photographer. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, various projects took her all over Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. Wanting to live in the United States again, Tina moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2007 and spent two exciting and very educational years working as both an editorial and events photographer. She is now based out of Toledo, Ohio but continues to travel for various photography and video assignments. Her work has appeared in Marie Claire, Madame Figaro, 886, WE Men, Discover Taipei, Contemporary Chinese Art and Verve magazines as well as China Post, Taipei Times, Village Voice, Free Press and City Paper newspapers. Tina has also exhibited her work in various fine-art galleries and venues throughout the United States and Asia and has work in various private collections. Tina holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography and Video, a Bachelors degree in Psychology, a Bachelors degree in Creative Writing, and has studied Documentary Photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City. Tina is available to shoot events, portraits, weddings, and other documentary projects. She can be contacted at tinagionis@gmail.com.

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aterina   Tina G. Gionis, or Katherine Tina G. Owl as translated from Greek to English has been living an international life since she was young. Born in Athens, Greece, she emigrated to Toledo, Ohio in the United States when she was a child. Even after emigrating, she went back to Europe a few times and this kept her interest in traveling alive.

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Her reason for traveling was two-fold. One-she wanted to see the world, and two- she wanted the opportunity to take more photos to build up her portfolio. With a website of over a thousand photos, and going on her ninth year of living abroad, she succeeded in fulfilling both of these goals. Her travels have taken her all over North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. She has lived in Thailand painting bungalows and teaching English, in Australia working as a photographer's assistant, worked as a movie extra on the Bollywood sets in India, and even made it back to her home country, Greece, to work in a publishing company. She currently resides in Taipei, Taiwan where she works as a freelance photographer, writer, and English teacher. Her first book, Traveling With English -a study of cultural and artistic things to do in different cities around the world-came out this year. She is currently writing her second book- Exploring the Ancient World in English - a study of ancient cultures. She is also working on a collection of short stories. Her writing can be read here.