ABOUT ME
Art is at the heart of every room, whether corporate, residential or medical.
Colors and shapes affect an atmosphere that can increase morale and productivity,
and improve a person’s sense of wellbeing.
George Lakis Photography recognizes the importance of well placed art photography and offers a vast array of multimedia services that include relaxation, destination and spiritual 3D videos in addition to a substantial gallery of high definition still photography.
Our services and products extend beyond the art itself, incorporating high end digital room and teleconferencing construction. Together, art and technology are combined to create a digital atmosphere unlike anything you have experienced … until now.
galleries
The collections of George Lakis Photography offer something for every taste and interior design purpose.
Click on any of the titles listed in the photo art galleries on this page. What is the mood you wish to create? the astonishing diversity and dazzling colors of the world of tropical fish add vibrancy to otherwise monochromatic wall space while the old world architecture of Europe suggests a more sophisticated atmosphere.
Find the images that best express your style and you are on your way to an enhanced ambient design room that suites the needs of your office, home or medical facility.
GIVING BACK
Armando Badia Senior Center
When we heard about how the senior center was in disrepair and in need of overall care and attention, we knew that we had to help! The Armando Badia Senior Center is an important resource for elderly Cuban-Americans in Miami. We worked with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the Baptist Health senior management team in a collaborative effort. Our media IT experts designed an audio/visual system, and we offered and installed surplus Baptist Health audio visual equipment. In addition, we provided a collection of about 100 archived fine art photographs based on a theme of diversity to line the center’s walls.
Children’s Yucatan Peninsula Fund
Baptist Health South Florida physicians and medical specialists travel the world to bring quality medicine and surgical procedures to people who otherwise would not have access to such services. We voluntarily accompanied a group of Baptist Health podiatric physicians and resident students on a trip to rural areas in the Yucatan Peninsula to document their medical services and to support the medical staff with the day to day chores and routines. We did not charge for the travel or for the hours devoted to this project. The photographs that we took were used by the Children’s Yucatan Peninsula Fund to raise additional revenue for the ongoing program.
City of South Miami
Since one of Baptist Health’s premier hospitals, South Miami Hospital, is located in the City of South Miami, we try to do all we can for the community. For several years, we hosted an international art exhibition in the Victor E. Clarke auditorium at South Miami Hospital with proceeds going to City of South Miami. The exhibition included entries from around 33 participating countries. Our Media Services IT staff provided audio/video and graphic arts needs for the exhibition. We continue to provide equipment and staff for the City’s annual live State of the City broadcast for which we do not charge.
Day of Caring
The Day of Caring for Breast Cancer Awareness is a locally-planned, volunteer – based, self-supporting community event designed to educate, empower and give hope to everyone affected by breast cancer. Part of the annual day’s event is an exciting fashion show in which all of the models, both male and female, are breast cancer survivors. Baptist Health’s media services division videotapes the fashion show and takes still photos without compensation. We produce a video for the group to use in its fundraising efforts.
Hands on Miami
Hands on Miami is one of the volunteer organizations that we work with to lend a hand to the community. One project we participated in was sprucing up Bay Point School, an alternative boarding school in Miami for teenage boys with behavior management issues. We painted walls, pulled weeds and planted shrubs. Our Media Services volunteers also recorded the day’s event by taking still pictures, which we donated to them for use in their fundraising endeavors. We donated framed fine art photographic prints for the hallways and classrooms of the school.
Telemedicine
As part of the Baptist Health South Florida Five-Year Information Technology Strategic Plan, the Telemedicine & Media Services division is committed to providing the equipment and content necessary to achieve the highest level of learning possible across the medical community nationally and internationally. Our IT media experts have volunteered countless hours in technology consultation to countries in South America and the Caribbean. We have donated equipment, installation and training for hospitals and physicians in the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Haiti, Turks and Caicos. Our media IT professionals have provided the ability for these countries to:
• Conduct medical consultations
• Participate in educational programs and training sessions
• Watch live surgeries originating from Baptist Health hospitals
• Access resources from Baptist Health libraries and medical services
Philanthropic Associations
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- Black History Month
- Child Care Center, Florida International University
- Children’s Yucatan Peninsula Fund
- City of South Miami
- Friends of Greece
- United Way
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hands on Miami
- Hispanic Heritage Week
- March of Dimes
- Miami Metro Zoo
- Operation Smile
- Pan American
- Team Footworks Walkers
- UNICEF
- Voices United, Dade County Schools
BIOGRAPHY
From medical scientific photography in the operating room to macro photography of birds, plants and animals in the wilds, George Lakis has a lifelong passion and talent for integrating art and technology for aesthetic, corporate and educational purposes.
Lakis began his career photographing and videotaping surgeries in real time for live broadcasts and distance learning. In 1986, Baptist Health System (South Miami Hospital) recruited him to pioneer and educational audio visual departament supporting a 528 bed hospital. His role at Baptist quickly expanded and today Lakis photographers, videographers and IT staff that provides telemedicine, distance learning, teleconferencing, video production, slide shows, website design, audio visual and other related services worldwide.
Born in Athens, Greece, Lakis has an inquisitive nature that has led him to visit more than 80 countries for his photography. His portfolio contains more than a million images, many of which have been presented internationally and grace the hallways, offices, classrooms and auditoriums of hospitals and executive suites. In recent years, Lakis has focused much of his photographic endeavors on capturing a world not often seen with the naked eye extreme close up shots of exotic flowers, aquatic life, equestrian shows and architectural details among a long list of subjects.
Lakis has extensive graduate experience in business administration and industrial engineering as well as a bachelor of fine arts degree from Florida International University. He is an active member of numerous international communications and trade organizations including but not limited to the American and European Telemedicine Associations, Health Care Information and Management System Society, and the Biological Photographic Association. Mr. Lakis has participated at several international and domestic Congresses, hosting live broadcasts of interactive surgical presentations. Additionally, he has presented and written extensively on emerging applications and market trends affecting telemedicine.