Anthony Epes was born in Athens Greece to a Greek mother and Black American father. Raised in California, he currently lives on the Southern coast of Spain.

The darkroom is where Epes learned about the crucial importance of quality and consistency. He printed at the expert level for top photographers in New York and Los Angeles – including Helmut Newton, David LaChapelle and Mary Ellen Mark among others. The craft of photography and its unparalleled ability to communicate ideas and creativity have been the driving forces in Epes’ career.

Influenced by his early studies of colour photography at Brooks Institute of Photography, Epes ventured into experimental development of film and produced the highly acclaimed Arboreal Dreams series of fine art prints.

There is a sense of aloneness that permeates Epes’ images, a physical aspect of wanting to always travel and shoot alone. But also a deep stirring of someone who has never found their place in the world. The feeling of isolation that comes in and out of all of our lives.

Epes was powerfully influenced by Ernst Haas as a young photographer, and continues in his footsteps of celebrating light and finding beauty in even the most mundane places.

Epes has published three photo books of his decade-long wanderings through cities at dawn. He has been featured in many international press including the BBC, CNN, Atlas Obscura, the Guardian and French Photo Magazine. Epes is currently working on his fourth book.