Yannis Mathioudakis was born in Salonica. He studied at the HAF Academy and after the completion of his training he served as a fighter pilot and Public Relations Officer for Foreign Affairs. After his retirement, he worked in advertising as Creative Director for Point Zero/BBDO and Adel/Saatchi&Saatchi. He also created his own Creative Office “Scramble” which is still active. Meanwhile, he has been dedicated to the art of photography since 2008 and currently teaches the course of “Street Photography” at the Leica Academy.
He took part at several solo and group exhibitions; his most recent being his solo exhibition “Athens the city we live in” at the Museum of Modern Greek Culture. The specific exhibition was the museum’s participation in the widely celebrated participatory cultural events shared by the people of Europe; The European Heritage Days.
