This is my first completed cyanotype project. The result comes close to what I originally envisioned in terms of format, tone, and visual consistency across the series. Some individual prints still contain small imperfections, but these can be corrected in subsequent prints. The essential outcome … Continue readingHellenic impressions
My long awaited dark room is coming along fine. I progressed far enough to start producing some large test-prints. My first project is in the works and I thought I would share an update here. Eventually it will be nine or ten toned cyanotype prints, … Continue readingCyanotype meets antiquity
Snapshots from the ferry journey taking me from Rhodes to Karpathos. Its just a short four hour ride, with two stops in between. Still, depending on the time of departure and arrival the travelers are treated to sunrise or sunset on the open sea, weather … Continue readingFerry Travel Sights
From April to October old town Rhodes is packed with tourists and the industry catering them. In the core winter months you can still have the old town to yourself. All the stores, stalls and restaurants are shut down, the entire tourism industry lies dormant. … Continue readingOldtown Rhodes in Winter
Karpathos island has a fascinating geological history which can be appreciated with the naked eye. Steep mountains rise high above the sea and remain wind swept most of the time. In particular the northern half retains a rough and wild appearance. I was lucky enough … Continue readingIs this digital pictorialism?
It was an informative evening at Nikos Cafe. As it turned out his father, Filippas Filippakis, was an a photographer and his son Nikos is a historian at heart. He preserved the images of his father documenting life in Olymbos and in the US Diaspora. … Continue readingOlymbos II
