Manolis Prinianakis was born in 1966 in Gergeri, prefecture of Heraklion, Crete. He graduated from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences and he works as a physical education teacher and tennis coach in Heraklion. He studied photography under Nikos Demolitsas at the Prefectural Committee of Popular Education (1989 – 1990).

He was a member of the Photographic Circle and attended photography seminars by Platon Rivellis. He has taught photography at the Prefectural Committee of Popular Education of Chania and Heraklion, at the public Professional Training Institute of Heraklion, at the High School of Gazi, at the Adult Education Centre, and at private schools.

He has presented his work in solo exhibitions in Greece and abroad and has taken part in group exhibitions in Greece. His photographs have been published in photo magazines in Greece and abroad and in independent albums.