March 8th, 2012
Q. Describe what you look for in your subject, the moment before you snap the picture. The first thing that I try to build is the trust between my subject and me. It’s only through this trust that I may be lucky to come closer to the depth…
February 9th, 2012
Neighborhoods that seem forgotten, slowly reveal the modern urban culture of Athens. Through the narrow streets, in the shadow of the Acropolis’ homeless people, immigrants, refugees and addicts find shelter in abandoned buildings, but also give home to movements of alternative Athenian culture. One of those neighborhoods is…
January 26th, 2012
Years ago, at the first Nuit Blanche all-night art expo in Toronto, I found myself wandering toward the exhibit “One Garden One Night One Wish”. A light rain was falling, and I followed a large umbrella-wielding herd down the muddy, unlit path of the University of Toronto’s Philosopher’s…
January 4th, 2012
Photography comes from the Greek words: “φως” (which means light) and “γραφή” (which means drawing) – but you probably already knew that. Nikos Papadopoulos Gogas is a master at drawing with light, with the help of his camera, of course, and he’s also the artistic genius who captured…
December 9th, 2011
While Athens has been experiencing some of its roughest days within the midst of the financial crisis, the severe austerity measures and its people’s rage, the third edition of ReMapKM was launched this September 12 to October 30, 2011. ReMap is a biannual event held in the area…