Gerasimos Lountzis grew up in Amaliada, Greece, where he currently resides. He works as a high-school teacher in secondary vocational education. He has been specialized in 'Counseling Psychology and Career Guidance' and he also holds an MA in 'Comparative Education with Specialization in Quality Issues in Education'. Currently he studies Philosophy at University of Patras.

He has participated in several photography workshops and has taken part in a few local photography exhibitions. In 2015, he and George Halikias created in[+]frame, a virtual space devoted to artistic photography, in which he contributes as a columnist and chief editor of the blog section.​ Since January 2017, he is a partner of BULB (Bucharest Urban League of photographers for the Balkans).