Santorini is usually depicted as a blaze of colour. However, the beautiful Greek island has more than one face. Santorini has cool mornings, crisp shadows, and a million lungfuls of fresh sea air. Breathe in!
1. The land of red sunsets on a pale blue day. By Pilab.
2. Gone With The Wind. By Klearchos Kapoutsis.
3. Shadowy summer steps. By Jose y Eva
4. Small souvenirs. By Klearchos Kapoutsis.
5. Sun baked earth/cool shadows. By Wolfgang Staudt
These photos make me homesick.
Posted by thefty on 15/06/2012
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I am of Greek-Cypriot descent, and I spent all my teenage years living in Athens. Now that I live in London, all I hear about Greece is bad news about the economy…but that hasn’t affected the scenery! It’s still the same, beautiful place! That gives me comfort, and hope.
1. A typical landscape: Mountains rising from the sea. By Halasi Zolt
2. Athenian urban sprawl: Gritty, but always colourful. By Thanasis Anastasiou
3. Athens at dawn: The old industrial zone, Gazi, now a nightlife hub. Greeks go out at midnight and stay out until the sun comes up. I remember the birds singing to me on my way home. By Stathis Stavrianos
4. Mykonos, by Henrik Berger Jørgensen. Because Santorini isn’t the only island worth visiting.
5. I can practically hear the crickets. I really long for this landscape. You have no idea how much I miss it. Photo by Clemens Koppensteiner.
This Sunday, March 25th, Is Greek Independance day. This date commemorates the beginning of Greek revolution from the Ottoman empire, in 1821.
Posted by thefty on 23/03/2012
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Greece has been in the news a lot lately, and not for good reasons. As someone who is Greek, and who spent their entire adolescence in Athens, this national unrest makes me feel heavy. The Greece I know is very different to the riot-zone depicted on TV. When I think of Greece, I think of the summer. I remember the warmth and calm, the flat blue sea and sky, and of course, the food. Beyond the smoke of Syntagma square this is what you’ll find:
1. The vibrance of a simple summer salad.
2. Families eating by the sea, sharing food from the centre of the table.
3. Fresh, seasonal fruit. I miss the local fruit markets!
4. Local tavernas in inner-city Athens, where the waiters know your name.
5. Octopi slowly drying in the sun, until they reach chewy perfection.
Oh, Greece. Oh, Greece.
Posted by thefty on 30/06/2011
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Hello! This is my entry to this Year’s GTech Driven Creativity Competition. I’ve named this photo ”The Approach’, as it depicts a boat preparing to dock. You can read more about the photo here, and if you like it, you can even vote for me. (I would be eternally grateful if you did!)
I’d recommend checking out the other entries as well – there are some pretty great ones in the fields of photography, music and film.
Posted by thefty on 15/06/2011
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White Light, White Heat.
1. Sun on concrete and glass.
2. Warm white marble.
3. Reflecting pools and humidity.
4. A breath of fresh air.
5. Way up above.
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Posted by thefty on 13/10/2010
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You know, there’s more to Athens than piles of white marble.
1. Tsarouhia for sale in Plaka.
2. Gazi: Colourful streets and colourful people.
3. The iconic Monastiraki bead shops.
4. Retro kitsch tavernas in Plaka.
5. Little indie stores in Thission.
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Posted by thefty on 09/09/2010
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Architecturally speaking, Ios is a quintessential Greek island. I visited this year and could not stop taking pictures. I loved the clean lines and the bold contrast between blues, whites, and earthy browns.
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Posted by thefty on 11/08/2010
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Hello! Collective 5 is a weekly feature consisting of photos submitted by readers. Anyone can join in. All details, including next week’s theme, can be found here.
I got a lot of excellent photos this week. I guess everyone has a soft-spot for the beach, right?
Here are this week’s photos, in no particular order:
1. Seagull, by Christopher Smith.
2. Fish n Chips at Southend-On-Sea. By Gayle Lazda.
3. Sunset behind the pier, Saltburn, North Yorkshire. By Richard Mundy.
4. Ice Cream, By Yvonne Christie.
5. Surfing FAIL, by George Papas.
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Posted by thefty on 25/06/2010
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It’s late at night on a Monday morning, and I’m feeling homesick. Here is the result.
1. Vinegar marinated octopus served with caper buds and black olives.
2. Taverna dessert: Creamy yoghurt with a dollop of quince preserve.
3. Fat, fresh tomatoes that smell like real tomatoes.
4. A typical taverna spread. (Yes, we eat chips.)
5. Perfectly seasoned kebab meat on a thick, warm pita.
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Posted by thefty on 26/04/2010
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Blue and white are the colours of Greece. They represent the blue sea and its frothy waves, and also the brilliant blue sky with its pure white clouds. I miss these colours, and it comforts me to see them popping up allover London, too.
1. London
2. Athens
3. London
4. Athens
5. London
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Posted by thefty on 17/04/2010
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Whenever I go back to Greece, I can’t stop commenting on the quality of the light. It’s so strong! So penetrating! London has everything under the sun… except for the sun itself. I crave it more than anything else.
1. A sunlit sunday brunch.
2. Didcot Parkway rail station at dusk.
3. Oxford’s Natural History Museum aglow.
4. The perpetual glow of the Athenian sun.
5. During the Hyde Park Serpentine sessions, summer 2009.
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Posted by thefty on 15/02/2010
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What on earth (har har) am I meant to say about rocks? If there are any geographers in the audience, please stand up – in the comments section.
1. My portrait of Stonehenge.
2. Rusty pine needles rotting in rockpools. How very Mediterranean.
3. Sifnos, Greece. We walked all the way down to have a swim.
4. Rock engravings on Tenerife, Canary Islands.
5. This just makes me think of Gollum.
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Posted by thefty on 12/02/2010
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In no particular order:
1. Porto Katsiki (means ‘port of goats’!) on the island of Lefkada.
2. This is on Sifnos island, and it’s totally worth the 200-step descent.
3. Har har har, Metro. Har har har.
4. Quiet stretches of sand, within an hour of central Athens.
5. Kavourotripes means ‘crab holes’. There are no crabs lurking, so fear not.
Posted by thefty on 23/10/2009
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In no particular order:
1. An Athenian fisherman. He’s doling out squid.
2. Colourful lumps of fishnet.
3. Fishermen’s boats in neat little rows.
4. A lifeguard’s lookout at Episkopi beach, Cyprus.
5. The dramatic coastline of Tenerife.
Posted by thefty on 17/10/2009
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In no particular order:
1. Greek island retro-kitsch.
2. I’m in love with this Fornasetti Bocca chair. Sadly, it costs 3x my rent.
3. Sexy legs.
4. I love Athens because of corners like this.
5. Who needs a bird table when you can have a bird chair?
Posted by thefty on 26/09/2009
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