Aperture
SoftwareA self-hosted photography publishing platform for large archives.
- SaaS
- Web
Cyprus · Europe
Kyriakos Michalakis
Engineer. Builder. Photographer.
I work across mechanical engineering, software, product development and photography — building things that are useful, and photographing places worth remembering.
01 — Selected Projects
All projectsLattice
3D PrintingParametric enclosure system for small-batch electronics.
- CAD
- Hardware
Signal
AIAn AI assistant that turns engineering documents into structured data.
- LLM
- Automation
Thermal Rig
EngineeringA benchtop thermal test rig for validating enclosure designs.
- Hardware
- Testing
Northbound
BusinessA small studio building tools for independent makers.
- Studio
- Strategy
02 — Photography
Explore photography03 — Current Work
04 — Journal
All entriesEngineering07 Aug 2026
Designing for an archive, not a portfolio
Most portfolio tools assume you have forty photographs. What happens when you have forty thousand?
Building30 Jul 2026
Tolerances that survive the real world
A part that fits on your printer is not a part that fits. Notes from thirty prototypes.
Travel17 Jul 2026
Two weeks in the Dolomites
On carrying less, walking earlier, and the discipline of not photographing everything.