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Johan Lolos

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Johan Lolos
Born1987 (age 38–39)
Liège, Belgium
OccupationPhotographer
Years active2014–present
Notable workPeaks of Europe (2018)
Websitewww.johanlolos.com

Johan Lolos (born 1987)[1] is a Belgian-Greek photographer who specializes in travel and landscape photography. He is also known by his social media pseudonym lebackpacker and has been cited as the most-followed Belgian photographer on Instagram.[2] Lolos was born in Liège, Belgium.[1]

Education

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Lolos earned a master's degree in public relations from the Institut des Hautes Études des Communications Sociales (IHECS) in Brussels in 2013.[3][4]

Career

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After completing his studies, Lolos embarked on a two-year journey through Australia and New Zealand,[5] during which he honed his landscape photography.[6] His work gained attention on social media platforms, particularly Instagram, where he shares his photographs under the alias lebackpacker.[7] In 2018, Lolos published his first book, Peaks of Europe, documenting a five-month road trip across 17 European countries. The book was released in four languages.[8]

Lolos has collaborated with Toyota,[9] Samsung,[10] Nikon,[11] and Médecins Sans Frontières.[12] He has conducted workshops and mentorship sessions.[13][14] His work has been published in National Geographic,[15] GQ and Lonely Planet. In 2023, Belgian weekly magazine Le Vif included Lolos in its "40 Under 40" list of "40 Belgian Personalities to Watch".[16]

Publications

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  • Peaks of Europe. Lannoo, 2018. ISBN 978-2390250449.

Solo exhibitions

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  • Solitudes, Buronzu Gallery, Liège, 2023[17]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Johan Lolos". www.buronzugallery.be. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ↑ Roks, Olivia (2018-09-12). "5 photos d'exception commentées par Johan Lolos, photographe belge". L'Éventail (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. ↑ Balmet, Nicolas (2017-05-15). "Johan Lolos, ce Belge qui parcourt le monde grâce à Instagram". Weekend (in Belgian French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Liège: Johan Lolos, le photographe aventurier". Édition digitale de Liège (in French). 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  5. ↑ "Photographer Johan Lolos travels across New Zealand, takes stunning photographs". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  6. ↑ "11 Must-See, Must-Insta Places in New Zealand". Outside Online. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  7. ↑ Dimmock, Kachina (2016-02-18). "This world explorer has 254k Instagram followers - and it all began in Australia". International Business Times. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  8. ↑ Goldstein, Michael. "Holiday Gift Guide 2018: The Best Travel Books And Journals". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  9. ↑ "Meet our new Toyota 4x4 Ambassador | Toyota Europe". Toyota EU. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  10. ↑ "Johan Lolos s"aventure dans les rues de Liège avec Samsung". news.samsung.com (in Belgian French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  11. ↑ Shoot (2019-03-14). "Nikon op de Photo Days 2019". Shoot (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  12. ↑ "À Port-au-Prince, « On existe, mais on ne vit pas » | Médecins Sans Frontières". www.msf.fr. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  13. ↑ "Johan Lolos, L"ART DE S"EXPRIMER EN PHOTOS - Be Perfect Magazine" (in French). 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  14. ↑ "WIN. Een exclusieve workshop fotografie met … je smartphone". dpgmedia.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  15. ↑ "How Instagram Is Changing Travel". nationalgeographic.com. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  16. ↑ Weekend, La rédaction du Vif. "40 under 40 ans | Les 40 personnalités belges à suivre". Weekend (in Belgian French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  17. ↑ "Johan Lolos". buronzugallery.be. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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