I live in Leros, one of the islands in Greece heavily affected by the Syrian Refugee crisis. I am also part of the Leros Solidarity Network (Facebook: lerossn) which, in coordination with a number of organizations (UNHCR, MSF, etc.) and a multitude of volunteers from all around the world, has been helping literally hundreds of people […]
Here are some photos from this Easter, which we spent with Jim and the lovely Stevenson family. Serious business: sticker face: ntagla: Judas, about to be burnt: Lakki: and, some black and whites: coffee in the sun:
This post is the first part of an ongoing series, a collection of shots exploring the streets and people of Leros:
and a couple of colour shots from the (often surreal) Leros carnival: this one’s definitely my next Xmas card: and, some toilet paper to wrap things up:
this is my first test drive of the Ricoh GR as an all-around, walk-around, street-snapping black and white camera. ISO settings are set at Auto (100-800) and all images are converted in Lightroom, using customized VSCO plugins (mainly HP5, Tri-X and Neopan 400). My first impressions are very, very positive: I predict some serious […]
in lovely, gloomy weather:
Yet another magical night at the Mylos Terrace Cocktail Bar. Already known for its exquisite, high-quality cocktails (courtesy of bartender extraordinaire Dimitris Manglaris) and its wonderful atmosphere (courtesy of Yorgos Koutsounaris and the majestic views of Leros), the Mylos Terrace Cocktail Bar managed to surprise yet again, by hosting a three-day event with world-class bartender Aristotelis […]
