Greg Babalas was born in 1983, in Larisa, Greece. At a very early age he discovered a VHS-C camera at home. He started to shoot short scenes on video and edit them from V.C.R. to V.C.R. In the same period, he was teaching himself photography by the use of his father’s equipment. In 2001, he enrolled on Electronic Engineering studies in Greece. These studies gave him an in-depth knowledge in technology. However, during that period, he rarely used any type of camera. After three and a half years, he decided to stop his studies and to focus on visual arts. Babalas is an award winning photographer and he has participated in thirteen photography and mixed-media exhibitions, collective and personal. He directed short films and music video clips. In 2018, he graduated from university of Sunderland, with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Degree in Photography, Video and Digital Imaging. During his photography studies, Greg Babalas was selected to join a mentoring scheme as Director of Photography, with Oscar-winning producer David Puttnam, and additionally to his degree, he has been awarded with the Puttnam Scholars Prize. In 2019 University of Sunderland awarded him with a 70% scholarship, and in 2020, he received a Master of Arts degree in Media Production (Film and Television), with Distinction. Greg seeks to craft a unique visual language and he has an artistic approach in filmmaking.