Marinos Tsagkarakis is a fine-art photographer based in the Netherlands. He was born (1984) and raised on the island of Crete. His journey into the realm of visual arts began after completing a diverse academic background, including a Bachelor’s degree in Economic and Political Sciences (BEconSc), a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and a Master’s in Management Information Systems (MIS). Seeking to explore his passion for creativity more deeply, he embarked on a path of self-discovery in Contemporary Photography and Visual Arts, studying at the Stereosis School of Photography (SSP). Since 2014, he has been a member of the collective “Depression Era” that inhabits the urban and social landscape of the economic crisis in his home country.