Streets of Athens

Eleusinian Mysteries

Stamatis Gr — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:02:07 +0000

It is an ironic testimony to the loyalty of the initiates that there is little, if any agreement, on exactly what the inner meaning of the Eleusian mysteries was.
The Elysian fields were written by the Greeks as existing in the ‘underworld’ and were said to be the final resting place for the souls of the worthy, but the truth is that the actual meaning of the mysteries themselves has been lost to us. http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/eleusianmysteries.htm

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A pleasant acquaitance at the local harbour.

Clean Monday

Stamatis Gr — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:52:15 +0000

Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρά Δευτέρα), also known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent or Green Monday, is the first day of the Eastern Orthodox Christian, Saint Thomas Christians of India and Eastern Catholic Great Lent. It is a movable feast that occurs at the beginning of the 7th week before Orthodox Easter Sunday.
The common term for this day, “Clean Monday”, refers to the leaving behind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods. It is sometimes called “Ash Monday,” by analogy with Ash Wednesday (the day when the Western Churches begin Lent). The term is often a misnomer, as only a small subset of Eastern Catholic Churches practice the Imposition of Ashes. The Maronite Catholic Church and The Mar Thoma Nasranis of India-Syro-Malabar Catholic Church are notable amongst the Eastern rite that employs the use of ashes on this day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Monday

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The Vampire Slayer

The lampshade

The lamp

The cashier

The camera man

The hat

The call

The beached whale

The wig

The deal

The pilgrim

The end

The day it rained potatoes

Stamatis Gr — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:40:56 +0000

It was a lovely Sunday and it really felt like spring. And then, it rained potatoes!

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A city which forgot how to smile

Stamatis Gr — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:29:54 +0000

Strolling in Athens during Christmas holidays 2012. In places where once was safe to stroll, in places where it’s not wise anymore to stroll. Athens, a city full of cops, a city greatly missed by its citizens.

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Tositsa str.

Counterpoint in red

The grim brothers

Unique pleasure – 1 calorie

A country man in the city

Evripidou str.

Athinas str.

Ho ho ho

You can’t park here, I’m holding the place for my wife.

Thissio metro station

Robocops patrolling

Baby cops and fake Santas

Stadiou str.

The only smile in town

A nice Christmas gift for you and your friends

Stamatis Gr — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:38:57 +0000

It is my great pleasure to present you the product of an Italian-Greek photography partnership, which was a joy to design!
Mary Cimetta and Stamatis Gr chose their 6 best street photographs each, and made

A Street Photography 2013 Calendar

ready for you to buy and have it delivered at your place!

Few reasons to buy it:

- it’s awesome!
- it is the first and only time that Mary printed her photos
- you are going to have some exclusive unpublished versions of Stam’s photos
- Christmas is arriving and you SO don’t want to waste your time in a mall…and buying on internet is much less tiring
- if you don’t know what to buy for the Christmas presents, then here is the solution for you. Buy art!
- support the broken countries in Europe. It is Christmas after all.
- support a couple of broken people in a couple of broken countries in Europe. See above.
- should we become rich and famous, one day, you will have written off the cost of buying the calendar
- you are one of our relatives or friends, and then it’s an ethical matter…
- you don’t know us but you like the calendar, because it’s awesome!

Both Mary and Stamatis live in South Europe. They both have a common interest in Photography and especially in Street Photography. They are both happily married and have a girl and a boy, each. They take street photographs. For fun. They believe that Street Photography is a state of mind, a way to look at the ordinary and see the unusual in it, to look at everyday situations and spot in them a special, decisive moment, or even an icon of our society. Mary lives in Italy, Stamatis lives in Athens.

And they both wish you, a Happy New Year!

*The calendar can be purchased from here: Click

Evolution

Stamatis Gr — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:43:20 +0000

A “street” approach to a Patagonia dinosaurs’ exhibition which takes place in Athens till the 31st of March.

For Aris, Andy and all the kids who are fascinated by these creatures.

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A summer stroll downtown Athens

Stamatis Gr — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:26:21 +0000

All images were taken with a point and shoot Samsung EX1

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Morning yawn

Souvlaki time

Amstel biker

Get a room!

Sexy planet

Tinker Bell

Girlie talk

Double headless

Taking a break

Talking to herself

Self confidence

Character

Making it through the day

Heavy steps

General State Hospital, Athens II

Stamatis Gr — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:10:26 +0000

5 days in July. 40°C

All images were taken with a cell phone and most of them were post-processed

using Nik Silver Efex Kodak Tri-X 400TX Pro film emulation.

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General State Hospital, Athens

Stamatis Gr — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:21:51 +0000

5 days in July. 40°C

All images were taken with a cell phone and most of them were post-processed

using Nik Silver Efex Kodak Tri-X 400TX Pro film emulation.

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Industrial Ghosts

Stamatis Gr — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:34:36 +0000

The Artificial Fertilizers and Glasswork Industry was founded in 1909 at Pireaus, Greece and went bankrupt in 1999. During these 90 years, a whole new district, Drapetsona, was born from the people who worked in this industry.

There are no people in these images. Or are they? If you look carefully, you’ll see the traces of human life that once was thriving inside these wrecked walls. You’ll see dreams, sweat, blood, expectations, hopes…

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