Johan Lolos
Johan Lolos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) Liège |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Notable work | Peaks of Europe (Lannoo, 2018) |
| Website | www |
Johan Lolos (born 1987)[1] is a Belgian-Greek photographer who makes travel and landscape photography. He is also known by his social media pseudonym lebackpacker and is considered the most-followed Belgian photographer on Instagram.[2] Lolos was born in Liège, Belgium.[1]
Education
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
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
- Peaks of Europe. Lannoo, 2018. ISBN 978-2390250449. English-language version. Also available in German (Dumont), French (Glénat) and Italian (Rizzoli) under different titles.
Solo exhibitions
- Solitudes, Buronzu Gallery, Liège, 2023[17]
References
- ^ a b "Johan Lolos". www.buronzugallery.be. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Roks, Olivia (2018-09-12). "5 photos d'exception commentées par Johan Lolos, photographe belge". L'Éventail (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Balmet, Nicolas (2017-05-15). "Johan Lolos, ce Belge qui parcourt le monde grâce à Instagram". Weekend (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Liège: Johan Lolos, le photographe aventurier". Édition digitale de Liège (in French). 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Photographer Johan Lolos travels across New Zealand, takes stunning photographs". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "11 Must-See, Must-Insta Places in New Zealand". Outside Online. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goldstein, Michael. "Holiday Gift Guide 2018: The Best Travel Books And Journals". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Meet our new Toyota 4x4 Ambassador | Toyota Europe". Toyota EU. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Johan Lolos s"aventure dans les rues de Liège avec Samsung". news.samsung.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Shoot (2019-03-14). "Nikon op de Photo Days 2019". Shoot (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "À Port-au-Prince, « On existe, mais on ne vit pas » | Médecins Sans Frontières". www.msf.fr. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Johan Lolos, L"ART DE S"EXPRIMER EN PHOTOS - Be Perfect Magazine" (in French). 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "WIN. Een exclusieve workshop fotografie met … je smartphone". dpgmedia.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "How Instagram Is Changing Travel". nationalgeographic.com. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Weekend, La rédaction du Vif. "40 under 40 ans | Les 40 personnalités belges à suivre". Weekend (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Johan Lolos". buronzugallery.be. Retrieved 2024-11-06.