Kevrekidis Photography

Breaking News

2012-01-05T21:30:00.003+02:00

January 5, 2012
Breaking News - a few minutes ago near Athens, Greece.

A car caught fire in a parking lot. Fortunately, the Fire Department arrived before the fire spread in other cars and a nearby field.

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The Last Temptation

2011-11-30T01:22:00.005+02:00

Toledo, Spain.

Borrowed the title from the novel, “The Last Temptation of Christ” by Nikos Kazantzakis.

The Last Temptation created controversy as soon as it was published in 1951. The Vatican put it on their Index of Forbidden Books, and the Greek Orthodox Church excommunicated the author. When the novel was turned into a movie in 1988 by Martin Scorsese, a number of countries banned it from being shown and there were protests worldwide at screenings.
For N. Kazantzakis, Jesus was both truly man and truly God. While free from sin, was still subject to every form of temptation that humans face, including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust. Kazantzakis argues in the novel's preface that by facing and conquering all of man's weaknesses, Jesus struggled to do God's will, without ever giving in to the temptations of the flesh.

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© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis

Kevrekidis Photography slideshow

2011-11-25T11:28:00.002+02:00

Kevrekidis Photography slideshow at deviantART.

Rastaman Vibration

2011-11-05T22:16:00.003+02:00

Barcelona, Catalonia- Spain.
Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi and built in the years 1900 to 1914.

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© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis

Borrowed the title for this image from the reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers.

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Kardamyli

2011-10-13T21:00:00.003+03:00

Καρδαμύλη, Δυτική Μάνη, Μεσσηνία.
Kardamyli, West Mani, Messenia – Greece.

Kardamyli (or Kardamili) is a seaside village located in the Mani, a stunning region in the southern Peloponnese. In the Iliad (Book 9), Homer cites Kardamyli as one of the seven cities offered by Agamemnon to Achilles as a condition to rejoin the fight during the Trojan War. The village preserves its ancient name. The older town includes a medieval castle and the imposing church of Saint Spyridon.

The skyline of Kardamyli, like many other Maniot towns and villages, is dominated by the distinctive regional architectural of the various towers built by scions of the Nikliani clans, the medieval aristocracy of the Mani. Kardamyli is the departure point of many mountain trails, some of which lead to the peak of Mount Taygetus. Nearby is the Viros Gorge, with a total length of 20 km.

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© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis

Segovia Aqueduct

2011-08-14T15:32:00.003+03:00

Segovia, Castilla y León – España
Segovia, Castile and Leon – Spain

The Aqueduct of Segovia is located in the emblematic Plaza del Azoguejo. It is a Roman construction and one of the most significant and best-preserved ancient monuments left on the Iberian Peninsula. The Aqueduct is the foremost symbol of Segovia, as evidenced by its presence on the city's coat of arms. It was build between the second half of the 1st Century AD and the early years of the 2nd Century, during the reign of either Emperor Vespasian or Nerva.
The aqueduct transports waters from Fuente Fría river, situated in the nearby mountains. From the point the aqueduct enters the city until it reaches Plaza de Díaz Sanz, it boasts 167 arches.

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© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis

4da

2011-08-08T14:49:00.000+03:00

Special Olympics Athens 2011

2011-07-16T12:27:00.010+03:00

Special Olympics World Summer Games
June 25 – July 4, 2011
Athens, Greece.

Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries. This year, 7,500 Special Olympics Athletes from 185 nations competed in 22 Olympic-type sports in Athens, Greece.

Eretria, Evia – Greece.
June 10, 2011.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), is run by Police Officers and other law enforcement professionals from around the world. Currently, close to 90,000 police professionals in over 35 countries participate in this worldwide effort to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics.

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Live at Lycabettus

2011-07-15T16:47:00.006+03:00

27 June 2011.
Lycabettus Hill Theater – Athens, Greece.

Popular Greek singers Yiannis Kotsiras and Dimitris Mitropanos live in concert at Likavitos amphitheater.

27 Ιουνίου 2011 - Θέατρο Λυκαβηττού, Αθήνα.

Ο Γιάννης Κότσιρας και ο Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος στη σκηνή.
Μαζί τους ο Δημήτρης Μπάσης.

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The Indignant Movement

2011-06-14T00:51:00.005+03:00

Syntagma square, Athens – Greece.

Tens of thousands of Greeks have gathered peacefully for 2 weeks in central Athens and other cities to demand change, after a year of painful austerity measures। Organized through social-networking sites (Facebook & Twitter) and copying similar mass protests in Spain, the evening rallies have attracted mostly young people, including many who are jobless in a country where the unemployment rate is nearly 16 %. Many also point to the decades of corruption and misrule that brought the country to its knees, and are calling for a radical change. In a proclamation uploaded onto the Internet, the “Indignant” movement - which takes its name from the original Spanish campaign “Los Indignados” - said that it would keep going until the politicians and technocrats it blames for the current situation “go away.”

The protests come as the Greek government is planning to impose a new austerity package in efforts to secure the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout installment। Greece received a 110 billion Euro EU - IMF bailout loan last year, as it faced a massive debt crisis. Greece was obliged to implement a strict austerity package, including the cutting of public sector salary and pensions, increasing taxes and overhauling the pension system, to survive.

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Αγανακτισμένοι στο Σύνταγμα.

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© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis
All rights reserved. My images may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my written permission.

ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ

2011-05-25T18:14:00.002+03:00

ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ

Στο δρόμο που χάραξαν οι Ισπανοί διαδηλωτές βαδίζει μία ελληνική ακτιβιστική ομάδα με την επωνυμία "Αγανακτισμένοι στο Σύνταγμα" η οποία καλεί τον κόσμο για ειρηνική διαδήλωση μέσω του ιστότοπου κοινωνικής δικτύωσης Facebook.

«Η λέξη 'Αγανακτισμένοι' δεν θέλει με τίποτα να υποκινήσει ή να υποδείξει τον τρόπο, απεναντίας, δηλώσαμε από την αρχή ότι θέλουμε να βρεθούμε ειρηνικά και αυθόρμητα, χωρίς σχέδιο και πλάνο. Μόνο να δηλώσουμε την ειρηνική διαμαρτυρία μας» αναφέρει η ομάδα.

Η διαδήλωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί την
Τετάρτη 25 Μαΐου 2011, από τις 18.00 μέχρι 23.30.

Παρόμοιες διαδηλώσεις έχουν προγραμματιστεί για την ίδια μέρα σε πολλές πόλεις της Ελλάδας.

Facebook Events:

Αγανακτισμένοι Στο Σύνταγμα (Αθήνα)
https://www।facebook.com/event.php?eid=218838154801328
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΟΝ ΛΕΥΚΟ ΠΥΡΓΟ (Θεσσαλονίκη)
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206334352736094
Patras Greek Revolution
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211318218901137
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΧΑΛΚΙΔΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193605550686452
Αγανακτισμένοι στην ΚΑΒΑΛΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=216186515067297
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131891936888567
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗ ΒΕΡΟΙΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122171981198379
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΟ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227286857281483
Αγανακτισμένοι στην Κόρινθο
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204652216237648
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΡΟΔΟΥ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121295251287226
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΟ ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218137431544142
Αγανακτισμένοι στο Αγρίνιο
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203693339673918
Αγανακτισμένοι πολίτες Κομοτηνής
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=220546774640164
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΙΣ ΣΕΡΡΕΣ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131958483548756
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΑΡΔΙΤΣΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213214948701593
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΑ ΤΡΙΚΑΛΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=221782997850017
Αγανακτισμένοι στην Ξάνθη
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204654076236382
Αγανακτισμένοι στην Καστοριά
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223624667663513
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΑ ΧΑΝΙΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230324293650316
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗ ΛΑΜΙΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122404917841885
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171390206255744
Αγανακτισμένοι στο Φάρο Αλεξανδρούπολης
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163688917029298
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗ ΛΑΡΙΣΑ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176496465736826
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΗ ΚΟΖΑΝΗ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105239686234125
ΑΓΑΝΑΚΤΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΔΑΣ
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218076168210844
Αγανακτισμένοι στα Γιάννενα (Ιωάννινα)
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203010336407621

The Acropolis of Athens, Greece.

2011-05-17T10:00:00.003+03:00

South view of the Parthenon.

The temple of Parthenon was dedicated to goddess Athena, protector of the Ancient city of Athens। Parthenon is one of the most famous buildings in the world। Its unique architecture inspired the architectural style of the western world। It was built in 438 BC during the Golden Era of Athens under Pericles administration by the architects Iktinos and Kalikrates. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece and of Athenian democracy and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. This temple replaced an earlier temple in the same location, built before the Persian War and destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC. While much of the structure remains intact, the Parthenon has suffered considerable damage over the centuries.

The Caryatids (Karyatides) from the south porch of the Erechtheion.

The Erechtheion is a complex marble building in the Ionic order. The name ''Erechtheion'' derives from Erechtheus, the mythical king of Athens, who was worshipped there. The area around the Erechtheion was considered the most sacred of the Acropolis.
The roof was supported by six statues of maidens known as the Caryatids, instead of the typical columns. A building inscription of the Erechtheion refers to the Caryatids simply as Korai (maidens), while the name Caryatids was assigned at a later time. The second Korai from the western section was removed by Lord Elgin in 1801 and is today located in the British Museum. Several interpretations about the Caryatids have been put forth. The most convincing one supports the view that they constituted the visible portion of the grave of the first King of Athens, Kekrops and were the libation bearers (choephoroi) who paid tribute to the glorious dead.

Ο ναός της Αθηνάς Νίκης (ή Απτέρου Νίκης).

The temple of Athena Nike stands at the southeast edge of the sacred rock atop a bastion, which in Mycenaean times protected the entrance (Propylaea) to the Acropolis. The Classical temple, designed by architect Kallikrates and built in 426-421 BC, succeeded earlier temples also dedicated to Athena Nike. The first one of these, a wooden temple was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC.
Nike means "victory" in Greek, and Athena was worshiped in this form, as goddess of victory in war. The temple was an expression of Athens' ambition to be the leading city state in Greece and the Mediterranean. There the citizens worshipped the goddess in hope of a prosperous outcome in the long war fought on land and sea against the Spartans and their allies. Ancient writer Pausanias refers to this temple as that of the Apteros Nike (Wingless Victory) and mentions that the cult statue of the goddess had no wings so that she would never leave Athens.

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Ανοιχτή επιστολή προς κο Στρος-Καν

2011-05-17T09:47:00.003+03:00

Αξιότιμε κε Ντομινίκ Στρος-Καν.

Σεβόμενος και θαυμάζοντας το έργο και την πορεία σας θα ήθελα να επισημάνω κάποια σημεία που πιθανότατα δεν γνωρίζατε.

- Σας βεβαιώνω πως δεν έχετε καμία ομοιότητα με τον Ralph Fiennes στην ταινία «Η Καμαριέρα» (Επισυνάπτω σχετικό trailer, Maid in Manhattan).

- Το room service δεν περιλαμβάνει όλα τα “service”.

- Αν δεν βρίσκετε να… μπορείτε να πληρώσετε μια εχέμυθη επαγγελματία. Δεν είναι κακό, το κάνουν οι περισσότεροι ευυπόληπτοι κύριοι σαν εσάς.

- Προσοχή στο viagra! Η υπερβολική χρήση μπορεί να έχει επικίνδυνες παρενέργειες και αποτελέσματα, όπως η ανεπιθύμητη σύλληψη.

- Μπορεί οι καμαριέρες να είναι χαμηλόμισθες, έχουν όμως αξιοπρέπεια. Δεν είναι σαν την Ελλάδα που σας έκατσε εύκολα…

Με εκτίμηση

Ιορδάνης Κεβρεκίδης

Υ.Γ. Παρακαλούμε τις δικαστικές αρχές να αποφυλακίσουν σύντομα τον κύριο Στρος Καν, γιατί ο Ελληνικός λαός τον χρειάζεται!

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Να αναφέρουμε εντούτοις ότι υπάρχει μεγάλη πιθανότητα o καημένος ο Ντομινίκ να έχει πέσει θύμα σκευωρίας. Θα έθετε υποψηφιότητα για τις Γαλλικές προεδρικές εκλογές του 2012. Τυχαίο…

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Movie trailer: "Maid in Manhattan"

Η σειρά της Λιβύης

2011-03-22T19:12:00.002+02:00

Φάγαμε το παραμύθι χωρίς καμία σκέψη και αντίδραση. Είμαστε αποχαυνωμένοι μπροστά στους δέκτες μας να παρακολουθούμε τα όσα συμβαίνουν στο κόσμο. «Έχουμε τα δικά μας προβλήματα» θα έλεγε κάποιος. «Εδώ ο κόσμος χάνεται, κοίτα την Ιαπωνία» θα έλεγε κάποιος άλλος. Η αλήθεια είναι ότι δε μπορούμε να κάνουμε και τίποτα, όπως δε μπορέσαμε και σε προηγούμενες εισβολές! Ήρθε η ώρα της Λιβύης. Είναι η σειρά της.

Το σχέδιο είναι σχετικά απλό, δοκιμασμένο και πετυχημένο! Με μονόπλευρη προπαγάνδα, τα διεθνή μέσα ενημέρωσης παρουσιάζουν τη σφαγή χιλιάδων αθώων από το αυταρχικό καθεστώς.*
Η «Συμμαχία» με πρόσχημα τη βοήθεια στους άμαχους, βομβαρδίζει ανελέητα τη χώρα ώσπου να καταστρέψει την υποδομή της. Μετά, καθαιρεί τον «δικτάτορα», ανεβάζει μια «δημοκρατική κυβέρνηση» και χρεώνει δισεκατομμύρια για την ανοικοδόμησή της χώρας. Δοκιμασμένο και πετυχημένο στη Σερβία, το Αφγανιστάν και το Ιράκ. Τώρα είναι η σειρά της Λιβύης! Επίσης, οι «ανθρωπιστικοί βομβαρδισμοί» εμπλουτίζουν με ουράνιο το έδαφος & υπέδαφος της χώρας, προσφέροντας καρκινογενέσεις και τερατογενέσεις στον πληθυσμό!

Κανένα ΜΜΕ δε τολμά να μας πει για το παρασκήνιο των συμφερόντων. Για τα συμβόλαια του Καντάφι με πετρελαϊκές εταιρίες των «Συμμαχικών χωρών» (Βρετανία, Γαλλία, ΗΠΑ) και την αλλαγή στα ποσοστά εκμετάλλευσης και κέρδους!
Πηγαίνοντας ένα βήμα παραπέρα, να αναλογιστούμε τις αλλαγές στα γεωπολιτικά συμφέροντα & ισορροπίες και ποιούς εξυπηρετούν περισσότερο στη περιοχή…
Επίσης, τεράστιο το κέρδος για την πολεμική βιομηχανία με μια πολεμική κινητοποίηση ευρείας κλίμακας.

Για να μη παρεξηγηθώ, δεν είμαι υποστηρικτής του Καντάφι η οποιουδήποτε αυταρχικού καθεστώτος. Απλά, αναρωτιέμαι αν αυτή η εισβολή είναι προς όφελος του λαού της Λιβύης (ρητορική ερώτηση).

Δε θα σχολιάσω την εμπλοκή και το ρόλο της Ελλάδας.

* Για να καταλάβετε το πώς δουλεύει η προπαγάνδα της τηλεόρασης, δείτε αυτό το video από το Ιράκ.

How the Media Created the Iconic Fall of Saddam's Statue

The Old Man and the Sea

2011-01-26T01:15:00.004+02:00

Skala Oropou, Attica – Greece.

Borrowed the title from the novel by Ernest Hemingway.

[ FujiFilm FinePix HS10 ]

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Birdwatching

2011-01-02T16:28:00.005+02:00

The European Magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa.

The Magpie is common in European folklore, with multiple superstitions surrounding it. Generally speaking, the bird is associated with unhappiness and trouble. This may be because of its well known tendency to "steal" shiny objects. Also magpies are not blessed with it pretty singing voice. Related to crows, the cries of the magpies are very similar.

The name “pelican” derived from the Greek word pelekys, meaning “axe” and applied to birds that cut wood with their bills or beaks.

The Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), also called by a wide variety of other names, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

This species naturally occurs in Europe, from Norway and northern Russia, south to the Mediterranean region. European starlings typically congregate in large groups called flocks, except during the breeding season. Flocking together helps protect them from predators by increasing the number of birds that can watch for predators. Birds in the flock quickly warn others about the approach of a predator.

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Kymi

2010-12-09T12:23:00.003+02:00

The old coal loader at the port of Kymi (Kimi) in Evia, Greece.
The coal mines of Kymi were used from 1830 till 1962. You may still find some of the lignite extraction and transportation facilities in the area.

Ο "Ρίχτης" στο λιμάνι της Κύμης στην Εύβοια.

© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Rillet

2010-12-05T12:53:00.001+02:00

Eretria, Evia - Greece.

[ FujiFilm FinePix HS10 ]

© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Old Tugboat

2010-11-30T21:43:00.004+02:00

Achilli, Skyros Island – Greece.
Αχίλλι – Σκύρος.

A tugboat (tug) is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that cannot move themselves alone, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for their size and strongly built; some are ocean-going. Some tugboats serve as icebreakers or salvage boats. Early tugboats had steam engines; today diesel engines are used.

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BMW 2002 Neue Klasse

2010-11-10T23:37:00.004+02:00

BMW 2002 Neue Klasse (New Class)
1968 – 1976

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[Fujifilm Finepix HS10]

Acrididae - Macro Photography

2010-10-10T10:48:00.005+03:00

The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising most of the species of the suborder Caelifera.

Experimenting on macro photography with my new FujiFilm FinePix HS10.

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U2 - 360° Tour 2010 - 2011

2010-09-06T19:22:00.004+03:00

U2
360° Tour 2010 - 2011

3 September 2010.
Live at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Aliakmon River

2010-08-10T16:00:00.004+03:00

Aliakmon River
(Aliakmonas / Haliacmon - Αλιάκμονας / Αλιάκμων)
Kozani, Macedonia – Greece

Aliakmon is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of 322 km (200 miles). The river runs in the prefectures of Kastoria, Grevena, Kozani, Imathia, and Pieria. It rises in the northern Pindus mountains in northern Greece on the border with Albania, before flowing southeast then northeast through the Greek peripheries of West and Central Macedonia. It waters an extensive area, making it of great importance to agriculture in the region.

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Kevrekidis Photography - August 2010

2010-08-10T15:46:00.014+03:00

Title: Thespians
Seta Amphitheater, Evia - Greece.
Actresses preparing for a theatrical play at the dressing room.

The first recorded case of an actor performing took place in 534 BC when the Greek performer Thespis stepped on to the stage at the Dionysia Festival and became the first known person to speak words as a character in a play or story. Prior to Thespis' act, stories were only known to be told in song and dance and in third person narrative. In honor of Thespis, actors are commonly called Thespians.

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Title: Solitude
Amarynthos (Vatheia), Evia – Greece.
Αμάρυνθος (Βάθεια) – Εύβοια.

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Title: Basilica Sancti Petri
Vatican City
Rome – Italy

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), officially known in Italian as the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica.

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Trehantiri

2010-07-13T12:16:00.003+03:00

“Trehantiri”, traditional Greek fishing boat.
Eretria, Evia – Greece.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Fujifilm Finepix HS10

2010-07-13T12:08:00.004+03:00

Testing my new Fujifilm Finepix HS10 camera.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Yliki Lake

2010-06-19T11:11:00.004+03:00

Λίμνη Υλίκη – Βοιωτία

Yliki Lake, Boeotia (Viotia) – Greece

Yliki is a natural lake in Viotia, north of the city of Thebes. It’s also named Likeri and has a surface area of 25 square kilometres. In antiquity Yliki was named after the town of Yli, which was built in her banks, as the city Akraifia. Close to ancient Yli there was a temple of Apollo named “Ptoos” from the neighboring mountain.
Yliki Lake used to supply with water the city of Athens. It was almost totally drained, with disastrous side-effects for farmers in the neighboring Kopaida plain. Yliki got back to almost normal water level after Athens found an alternative way to provide water to its more than 4 million inhabitants.

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Thessaly

2010-05-27T09:45:00.002+03:00

Thessaly – Greece

Thessaly (Thessalia) is geographically the central section of mainland Greece. It is surrounded by high mountain ranges encircling a low plain. It borders with the regions of Macedonia to the north, Sterea Ellada to the south, Epirus to the west, and its eastern shoreline is on the Aegean sea. It has the highest percentage of flatland than any other district in Greece.

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2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

The Photographer

2010-05-27T09:21:00.005+03:00

Skyros Island, Greece.

That's me shooting at the ancient quarry of Skyros.
Photos by my wife.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Turkish Family

2010-05-14T21:25:00.002+03:00

Kusadasi, Turkey.
A Turkish family is enjoying the sea at the Aegean coast of Anatolia.

Turkey is a secular country and the people are overwhelmingly Muslim. By some estimates, more than half of Turkish women wear a headscarf. The right of women to wear the Islamic headscarf is at the heart of a fierce debate. It has resulted in a clash between those favoring the secular principles of the state, such as the Turkish Army, and those who are more conservative with their religious beliefs.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Παρένθεση

2010-05-14T12:14:00.000+03:00

Μια μικρή παρένθεση στη φωτογραφία για να εκφράσω μερικές απλές σκέψεις και προβληματισμούς για τις μέρες μας…

Για την Ελλάδα και το Διεθνές Νομισματικό Ταμείο.
ΔΝΤ = ανεργία… Οι εξεγέρσεις, η άνοδος της ακροδεξιάς, άνοδος της εγκληματικότητας είναι τα παράγωγα του ΔΝΤ, όπως έγινε και σε άλλες χώρες (Αργεντινή, Ρουμανία, Ουγγαρία)… Δεν έχουμε δει τίποτα ακόμα, τα δύσκολα τώρα έρχονται…

Για τη φοροδιαφυγή.
Αν θέλει η κυβέρνηση να σταματήσει τη φοροδιαφυγή, θα πρέπει πρώτα να ελέγχει τους εφοριακούς και μετά τον πολίτη!!! Θα πρέπει να συσταθεί “Σώμα Δίωξης του ΣΔΟΕ”…

Για τη διαφθορά.
Η ανεξέλεγκτη διαφθορά είναι το καρκίνωμα της Ελλάδας, όχι το χρέος! Και 100 χρόνια να είμαστε στο ΔΝΤ και όλα τα κεφάλαια του κόσμου να εισρέουν στην Ελλάδα δε πρόκειται να αλλάξει τίποτα αν δε σταματήσει (μειωθεί) αυτή η τρομερή διαφθορά! Η διαφθορά από τον υπουργό ως τον τελευταίο υπάλληλο…

Για τους υποκριτές.
Σύντομα θα δούμε πολιτικούς και δημοσιογράφους να γίνονται υπέρμαχοι κατά της διαφθοράς, να φωνάζουν, να οδύρονται και να σχίζουν τα ιμάτιά τους… Όλα αυτά για να βελτιώσουν την εικόνα τους (image αγγλιστί) σε μια ύστατη προσπάθεια να γλιτώσουν από την οργή του λαού… Προσεχώς…

Για τους επαναστάτες.
Είμαστε υποκριτές, κρυβόμαστε πίσω απ το δάχτυλο μας! Όλοι γνωρίζαμε η ήμασταν μέρος της διαφθοράς αλλά δε κάναμε τίποτα… τώρα που ζορίστηκε η τσέπη μας επαναστατήσαμε (?) Αλλά έτσι γίνονται οι «επαναστάσεις»… για οικονομικούς λόγους!

Η συμπλεγματική συμβουλή.
Θα έπρεπε να γίνω λαμόγιο από μικρός! Να δούλευα στην εφορία, στο τελωνείο η στην πολεοδομία… και ταυτόχρονα να ήμουν κομματόσκυλο… Αυτό θα πω στα παιδιά μου να γίνουν όταν μεγαλώσουν. Λαμόγια! Να πάρουν το αίμα μου πίσω… Θα είναι η (συμπλεγματική) εκδίκηση ενός προλετάριου!

Ιορδάνης Κεβρεκίδης – Απρίλιος / Μάιος 2010.

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Skyros Island

2010-04-16T21:11:00.003+03:00

Skyros Island – Greece.

Skyros is the southernmost island of the Sporades in the Aegean Sea. The island's capital is also called Skyros (Chora) and has a castle that dates from the Venetian occupation (13th to 15th centuries) and the Byzantine monastery of Saint George.

Skyros was mentioned in the prehistoric Greek mythology, while its presence was evident throughout the entire course of Greek history. The great heroes that are connected with Skyros in Greek mythology are Theseus, Lycomedes, Achilles, and his son Neoptolemus. Skyros has been inhabited since the Neolithic period (5500 – 2800 BC) as proved by findings in various areas on the island. It was a very prosperous city during the copper period (2800 – 1900 BC) and also during the geometric and archaic period. In 475 BC the island was conquered by the Athenians and in 323 BC by the Macedonians. In 197 BC it was conquered by the Romans and later by the Byzantines, the Franks, the Venetians and the Ottomans. During the Greek Independence War of 1821, in the revolution against the Turkish ruling, Skyros was an important and great supporter of the idea. The island contributed in financial ways and also in people, by sending it's excellent sailors to the national navy, offering shelter to war leaders, as well as offering refuge to thousands refugees from cities around Greece.

Linaria is the port of Skyros on the west side of the island. There are two versions on the name of the port. The first is related to the cultivation of linen and processing of linen fabrics in the old days. The second is related to the Nymph Lino (Ληνώ) and maybe this area was a place of worship of the Nymphs in ancient times.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Mendrese

2010-03-27T18:31:00.004+02:00

Η πύλη του Μενδρεσέ.

Athens – Greece.

Opposite the Roman Agora is the doorway of Mendrese or Medrese (from Arabic: Madrasah) originally a Muslim religious school founded in 1721 by Mehmet Fahri.
100 years later, in 1821 during the Greek War of Independence the Turks used it as a prison and hung many Greeks from a maple tree (platanos) and after the war the Greeks used it for the same purpose. In the minds of the Athenians it became a cursed place. In 1914 during archaeological excavations in the area the building was demolished except for the door.

I would like to thank the archaeologists Maria Leni and Alexandra Kostarelli for their assistance.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Greece

2010-03-15T15:33:00.003+02:00

Kevrekidis Photography at deviantART

© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

The Journalists (the Siemens Scandal)

2010-03-08T00:08:00.005+02:00

Eretria, Greece. March 6, 2010.

Greek journalists Kostas Vaxevanis and Tassos Telloglou in the presentation of the book “The Network. The Siemens File” by Tassos Telloglou. The book presents the biggest corporate corruption case in Europe, known as “the Siemens Scandal”.

Three years of investigation in Germany, Switzerland, Lichtenstein and Greece. Two hundred pages of German and Greek legal briefs. Thousands of hours of discussion with the “slush funds” administrators, Siekaczek and Neidl, and the accused in Munich and Athens. The money conduits, the secret meetings, the complicity of the World Banking System, the surprises and the responsibility of the Greeks and the Germans. Who were the people behind the Siemens case? Who were the politicians involved? Which were the motives for some to break their silence? How deep was the hypocrisy within the firm? How did Siemens try to hide the offences of its CEOs? Which were the mistakes that lead the Greek investigation to a dead end? These are only some of the evidence revealed by Tassos Telloglou on the biggest Greek scandal in the 21st century.

Ερέτρια, 6 Μαρτίου 2010.

Οι δημοσιογράφοι Κώστας Βαξεβάνης και Τάσος Τέλλογλου στην παρουσίαση του βιβλίου “Το Δίκτυο. Φάκελος Siemens” του Τάσου Τέλλογλου. Το βιβλίο παρουσιάζει τη μεγαλύτερη υπόθεση εταιρικής διαφθοράς στην Ευρώπη, γνωστή ως “Σκάνδαλο Siemens”.

Τρία χρόνια έρευνας σε Γερμανία, Ελβετία, Λιχτενστάιν και Ελλάδα. Διακόσιες χιλιάδες σελίδες γερμανικής και ελληνικής δικογραφίας. Πολύωρες συζητήσεις με κατηγορούμενους σε Μόναχο και Αθήνα και τους διαχειριστές των “μαύρων ταμείων”, Σήκατσεκ και Νηντλ. Οι διαδρομές που ακολούθησαν τα “μαύρα χρήματα” της Siemens, οι μυστικές συναντήσεις, η συνενοχή του διεθνούς τραπεζικού συστήματος, οι αναπάντεχες εκπλήξεις και οι ευθύνες Γερμανών και Ελλήνων. Ποιοι είναι οι άνθρωποι που βρέθηκαν πίσω από την υπόθεση Siemens; Για ποιους πολιτικούς υπάρχουν στοιχεία; Ποια ήταν τα κίνητρα που οδήγησαν κάποιους να σπάσουν τη σιωπή τους; Πόσο βαθιά ήταν η υποκρισία μέσα στην ίδια τη μητρική εταιρεία; Με ποιους τρόπους προσπάθησε η Siemens να κρύψει τις παρανομίες των στελεχών της; Ποια λάθη οδήγησαν την ελληνική έρευνα σε αδιέξοδο; Αυτά είναι λίγα μόνο από τα στοιχεία που αποκαλύπτει ο Τάσος Τέλλογλου στην περιγραφή του πρώτου μεγάλου ελληνικού σκανδάλου του 21ου αιώνα.

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

UEFA Europa League

2010-02-19T22:13:00.003+02:00

Olympic Stadium - Athens, Greece.
UEFA Europa League - February 18, 2010.
Panathinaikos - Roma (3 - 2).

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Macedonian Christmas

2009-12-25T11:51:00.004+02:00

Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki.
Macedonia – Greece.

Every December, Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, erects a huge, illuminated metal structure in the shape of a three mast ship next to the Christmas tree in its main square. The ship, and not the tree, is the traditional Greek symbol of Christmas.
Even the vast majority of Greeks who continue to stick to the Christmas tree consider it a foreign import. The modern Christmas tree entered Greece in the luggage of the country’s first king, Otto of Bavaria, who ascended to the throne in 1833 but the tree did not become popular before the 1940s. The ship, by contrast, is viewed as a quintessential Greek symbol. Greeks have been seafarers for thousands of years and the country is today one of the world’s mightiest shipping nations.

In some of the Greek islands huge ships are built, symbolic of the new life Christmas heralds. Children are singing Christmas carols (the word carol comes from the ancient Greek word choraulein, meaning a circle dance performed to flute music) holding illuminated model boats in their laps. For children, they serve as a lantern in the dark or as a box for presents collected in return for singing carols. It is believed that the history of caroling goes deep into the past and connects with ancient Greece. In fact, they have even found carols written in those distant past days which are similar to the ones sung today. In ancient times the word for carols was Eiresioni, and children of that era held an effigy of a ship which depicted the arrival of the god Dionysus. Other times they held an olive or laurel branch decorated with red and white threads, on which they would tie the offerings of the homeowners. The Christmas tree, assumed to be foreign, may even have some Greek roots. Use of decorated greenery and branches around New Year is recorded as far back as in Greek antiquity, as it is in other pre-Christian cultures. Christmas was meant originally to replace the pagan celebration of the winter solstice. Tree branches and green bushes called “Christwood” always had a place in Christian households during the medieval Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Probably that’s why the tree and the boat coexist today in Thessaloniki’s Aristotelous Square.

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Eastern Barbarian

2009-12-06T10:41:00.004+02:00

Ancient Corinth – Greece.

Statue of captured Eastern barbarian at the Archeological Museum of Ancient Corinth.

Four marble statues, decorated the pillars with Corinthian capitals which supported the roof of the "Facade of the Captives", a two-storey stoa to the west of the Propylaia. Dated to the 2nd century A.D., this Facade was probably constructed to commemorate the victory of the Roman emperor Lucius Verus over the Parthians. Many of the construction materials, however, date back to the Augustan period, and this means that it reused materials from other Augustan monuments, or that the Facade itself is a re-composition to an Augustan building. The name "Facade of the Captives" comes from the larger than life statues of captured Eastern barbarians that supported the second storey. The remaining two statues (originally there were at least four) are housed in the museum.

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Athens Photo Festival 2009

2009-11-11T19:57:00.003+02:00

Esplanade Building, Faliron Olympic Complex – Athens, Greece.

The Athens Photo Festival is a continuation of the International Photography Month in Athens, an event with a 20 year history that was the major and oldest Greek institution with large scale events focusing on the art of photography. This year’s event will include participations by over 200 artists from Greece and abroad, with exhibitions in over 30 exhibition spaces throughout the city of Athens.

Κτίριο Πεζογέφυρας Εσπλανάδα, Ολυμπιακός Πόλος Φαλήρου.

Η διοργάνωση του Athens Photo Festival είναι η συνέχεια του Διεθνούς Μήνα Φωτογραφίας στην Αθήνα και συγκαταλέγεται ως ένα από τα σημαντικότερα και ταυτόχρονα είναι ένα από τα πέντε παλαιότερα φωτογραφικά φεστιβάλ στον κόσμο. Το πρόγραμμα της φετινής διοργάνωσης καλύπτει ένα ευρύ φάσμα δράσεων με κριτήριο την ποιότητα και την ποικιλομορφία που περιλαμβάνει ένα σύνολο 34 ατομικών και ομαδικών εκθέσεων και 17 video installation projects, με τη συμμετοχή 280 καλλιτεχνών από την Ελλάδα και τη διεθνή φωτογραφική σκηνή, Photo Folio Review, ημερίδες φωτογραφίας, εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα, διαλέξεις, διαγωνισμούς και άλλες παράλληλες δράσεις.

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Canadair CL-415

2009-10-26T20:14:00.002+02:00

A Hellenic Air Force Canadair CL-415 over Athens, Greece.

The Bombardier 415 (Canadair CL-415) is a Canadian amphibious aircraft purpose-built as a water bomber. It is the only aircraft designed and built specifically for aerial firefighting and is based on the company's CL-215 flying boat.

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

AS332 Super Puma helicopter

2009-10-26T19:41:00.003+02:00

18 October, 2009.

Super Puma helicopter of the Hellenic Air Force, on a Search and Rescue (SAR - ASR) mission over the Evian Gulf, Greece.

The Eurocopter (Aerospatiale) AS332 Super Puma is a four bladed, twin engine utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. The AS 332 C1 is the Search and Rescue version, equipped with search radar and six stretchers.

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Eternal Olive

2009-10-14T12:49:00.004+03:00

Athens – Greece.

Olea Europaea or Olive tree (from Greek word elaion).

It was purely a matter of local pride that the Athenians claimed that the olive first grew in Athens. In an archaic Athenian foundation myth, Goddess Athena won the patronship of Athens from Poseidon with the gift of the olive. The olive was sacred to Athena and appeared on the Athenian coinage.
An olive tree in west Athens, named "Plato's Olive Tree", was rumored to be a remnant of the grove within which Plato's Academy was situated, which would date it to approximately 2,400 years ago.

In ancient Greece, athletes ritually rubbed olive oil all over their bodies. At the original Olympic Games, more than 2,500 years ago, an olive wreath was the sole tangible reward offered to champion athletes. In the case of the chariot races, the wreath went to the owner of the winning team of horses. Olive branches were chosen because of the tree's association with the Greek god, Zeus. A sacred olive tree was said to have grown near his spectacular temple in ancient Olympia.

Olive oil has been more than mere food to the peoples of the Mediterranean. It has been medicinal and magical, an endless source of fascination and wonder and the fountain of great wealth and power.

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος

2009-09-11T23:36:00.004+03:00

Αθήνα, 10 Σεπτεμβρίου 2009.

Ο Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος στο Ωδείο Ηρώδου Αττικού, χθες βράδυ.

Athens, Greece - September 10, 2009.

Popular Greek singer, Dimitris Mitropanos at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, last night.

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis - © 2009 Ιορδάνης Κεβρεκίδης

Karagiozis

2009-08-20T14:42:00.003+03:00

Traditional Greek shadow theater exhibition at Heraklion, Crete.

Karagiozis ( Greek Καραγκιόζης ) is the main character of the tales narrated in the Greek shadow-puppet theater. Shadow theater, with a single puppeteer creating voices for a dialogue, narrating a story, and possibly even singing while manipulating puppets, appears to come ultimately from the Indonesian Wayang Kulit.
Karagiozis is the Hellenized version of the Turkish shadow play “Karagoz and Hacivat”. It’s seems to have come to mainland Greece, probably from Asia Minor (Anatolia) in the 19th century, during Ottoman rule.

Karagiozis is a poor hunchbacked Greek, his right hand is always depicted long, his clothes are ragged and patched, and his feet are always bare. He lives in a poor cottage with his wife Aglaia and his three boys, during the times of the Ottoman Empire. The scene is occupied by his cottage in the left, and the Sultan's Palace (Sarayi) on the far right. Because of his poverty, Karagiozis uses mischievous and crude ways to find money and feed his family. There are three types of Karagiozi plays, including comedies inspired by every day life, those influenced by fairy tales and traditional folklore and heroic themes inspired by the years of the oppressive Ottoman rule followed by the Greek War of independence in 1821.

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Minotaur

2009-08-19T16:31:00.005+03:00

August 2009. Ano Setta – Evia, Greece.
Setta Amphitheater. The theatrical play “The Minotaur” by Matina Papageorgiou, directed by Dimitris Papakonstantinou.

Photo: Actors, Giorgos Mpasiakos as Theseus and Matina Papageorgiou as Ariadne.

The scenario of this play is based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Dionysus falls in love with Ariadne. He offers her immortality and makes her his wife. Three days after their marriage and while Dionysus is absent in Naxos, Ariadne, without the fear of death, is hurrying to meet her brother; the monstrous Minotaur. There, in the front of the gate of the Labyrinth, Ariadne will meet with Theseus who has just arrived in Crete from Athens, in order to fight and kill the beast. There will be love at first sight… The writer, Matina Papageorgiou is setting up a complicated structure of relations and conflicts, around the central erotic triangle; and all together a colourful and enchanting fairy tale.

Αύγουστος 2009. Θέατρο Άνω Σέτας, Ευβοίας.
Θεατρικό έργο της Ματίνας Παπαγεωργίου «Μινώταυρος», σε σκηνοθεσία Δημήτρη Παπακωνσταντίνου.

Photo: Οι ηθοποιοί, Γιώργος Μπασιάκος ως Θησέας και Ματίνα Παπαγεωργίου ως Αριάδνη.

Kevrekidis Photography

UEFA Europa League

2009-08-14T23:48:00.003+03:00

Toumba Stadium – UEFA Europa League qualifying round – August 06, 2009.
PAOK FC Thessaloniki (Greece) – Valerenga Fotball Oslo (Norway)

The UEFA Europa League evolved from the UEFA Cup. The UEFA EC decided that from 2009/10 the competition would become the UEFA Europa League. This reflected a change to the format previously agreed, with the group stage expanding to 48 clubs, who would play six matches on a home-and-away format similar to the UEFA Champions League.

Kevrekidis Photography

© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

PAOK

2009-08-14T23:44:00.003+03:00

Gate 4 – Toumba Stadium – Thessaloniki, Greece.

PAOK FC ( Greek: ΠΑΟΚ ) is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. According to a 2008 research, about 21% of all active Greek football fans support PAOK, with the club’s strength being mainly in Thessaloniki and the rest of Macedonia.

PAOK is the historical continuation of the Hermes SC (later Peraclub) from Constantinople (modern Istanbul) established by Greek residents of the city in 1875. In 1923 following the Asia Minor Catastrophe the Turks expelled countless Greeks from the coastal regions of Turkey. Those who fled settled in Thessaloniki and in 1926 established PAOK (which translated means the Panthessalonikian Athletic Club of Constantinople), retaining the symbol of the twin-headed eagle of the Byzantine Empire combined with mourning black to symbolize their tragic history and white, the color of optimism. This club’s history is stretching back to the 19th century in effect makes PAOK one of Greece’s oldest athletic clubs but also means that it shoulders a heavy historical burden.

PAOK is also known to have one of the most fanatical supporter bases in the world.
It is estimated that PAOK fans are totally about 8 million worldwide (2 million in Greece and 6 million in other countries such as Germany, Australia, USA, Russia and more). The best known PAOK supporters are in “Gate 4″ (Thira 4) as seen in this picture…

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Knossos

2009-06-25T17:52:00.004+03:00

Knossos – Crete, Greece.
West Bastion of Knossos Palace. Relief wall painting of the sacred Bull.

The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization which arose on the island of Crete. It was the first European civilization and claims to be the “cradle of Western civilization”. The Minoan culture flourished from approximately 2700 to 1450 BC; afterwards, Mycenaean Greek culture became dominant. Knossos was the capital of Minoan Crete. It is located south of the modern port town of Heraklion (Iraklio). Knossos was inhabited for several thousand years, beginning with a Neolithic settlement sometime in the seventh millennium BC, and was abandoned after its destruction in 1375 BC which marked the end of Minoan civilization. The first palace was built around 1900 BC on the ruins of previous settlements. It was destroyed for the first time at 1700 BC, probably by a large earthquake or foreign invaders. It was immediately rebuilt to an even more elaborate complex and until its abandonment was damaged several times during earthquakes, invasions, and in 1450 BC by the colossal volcanic eruption of Thera (Santorini), and the invasion of Mycenaeans who used it as their capital as they ruled the island of Crete until 1375 BC. Arthur Evans, the British Archaeologist who excavated the site in 1900 AD restored large parts of the palace in a way that it is possible today to appreciate the glory and complexity of a structure that evolved over several millennia and grew to occupy about 20,000 square meters. Walking through its complex multi-storied buildings one can comprehend why the palace of Knossos was associated with the mythological Labyrinth. According to Greek mythology, the palace was designed by famed architect Daedalus (Dedalos) with such complexity that no one placed in it could ever find its exit. King Minos who commissioned the palace then kept the architect prisoner to ensure that he would not reveal the palace plan to anyone. Daedalus, who was a great inventor, built two sets of wings so he and his son Icarus (Ikaros) could fly off the island, and so they did. On their way out, Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun because the wax that held the wings together would melt. In a tragic turn of events, during their escape Icarus, young and impulsive as he was, flew higher and higher until the sun rays dismantled his wings and the young boy fell to his death in the Aegean Sea. The Labyrinth was the dwelling of the Minotaur in Greek mythology, and many associate the palace of Knossos with the legend of Theseus killing the Minotaur. Representation of the Bull at the palace of Knossos is a widespread symbol in the art and decoration of this archaeological site. The bull-leaping (taurokathapsia) was a ritual sport or performance in which human athletes literally vaulted over bulls as part of a ceremonial rite. A version of the sacred “bull games” is still extant in Iberian (Spain - Portugal) culture, the Bullfighting.

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©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Ephesus

2009-06-20T20:43:00.004+03:00

Ephesus lies beside Selcuk and Kusadasi in Asia Minor (Anatolia), Turkey.
It was an ancient Greek city in the region known as Ionia during the Classical period.

An ancient Greek inscription and the Library of Celsus.

The Library of Celsus dominates to the south of the Tetragonos Agora in Ephesus. It was built in the 2nd century AD to serve as a burial monument dedicated to Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the Roman senator and proconsul of Asia. The construction was financed by his son, Tiberius (or Gaius) Julius Aquila. Its luxurious facade forms an impressive architectural complex. The style of the library, with its ornate, balanced, well-planned facade, reflects the Greek influence on Roman architecture. The building materials, brick, concrete, and mortared rubble, signify the new materials that came into use in the Roman Empire at this time. The interior of the niches was adorned with four statues representing female abstract concepts: Sofia (Wisdom), Arete (Virtue), Ennoia (Insight) and Episteme (Knowledge). They are personifications of the virtues of Celsus but also of the virtues the life of high Roman officials should have had. This type of facade with inset frames and niches for statues is similar to that found in ancient Greek theaters (the stage building behind the orchestra, or skene) and is thus characterized as "scenographic". The inside of the building, not fully restored, was a single rectangular room with a central apse framed by a large arch at the far wall. A statue of Celsus or of Athena (Greek goddess of wisdom) stood in the apse, and Celsus’ tomb lay directly below in a vaulted chamber. Along the other three sides were rectangular recesses that held cupboards and shelves for the 12,000 scrolls.

History of Ephesus:
Traces of habitation in the area of Ephesus date from the Neolithic period and Copper Age. According to myth, Ephesus was founded by Androklos, the son of the Athenian King Kadros (Codrus), and a mixed population from Athens, Samos and Aetolia. When they went there they found a pre-existent settlement built by Lelegians and Carians or Lydians. The Greek colonists drove the natives out of the upper city but did not harm those living around the sanctuary. They identified the goddess of the natives with Artemis and founded the first fortified position. Around 550 BC, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Temple of Artemis (Greek: Artemision) was built. Androklos was able to join the twelve cities of Ionia together into the Ionian League (Dodecapolis). Later, Greek historians such as Herodotus however reassigned the city's mythological foundation to Ephos, queen of the Amazons. The Ephesians participated in the Ionian Revolt against Persian rule in the Battle of Ephesus (498 BC), an event which instigated the Greco - Persian wars. In 479 BC, the Ionians, together with Athens and Sparta, were able to oust the Persians from Anatolia. In 478 BC, the Ionian cities entered with Athens and Sparta the Delian League against the Persians. During the Peloponnesian War, Ephesus was first allied to Athens but sided in a later phase, called the Decelean War, or the Ionian War with Sparta. As a result, the rule over the kingdoms of Anatolia was ceded again to Persia. In 336 BC, when Parmenion campaigned to Asia Minor, Ephesus was convulsed by a pro - Macedonian democratic revolt that overthrew the pro - Persian oligarchy. When Alexander the Great defeated the Persian forces at the Battle of Granicus in 334 BC, the Greek cities of Asia Minor were liberated. Alexander was greeted warmly in Ephesus when he entered it in triumph. After Alexander died Ephesus came under his general Perdiccas and other successors such as Antigonus, Demetrius, and Ptolemy XII (Hellenistic period). Later, Ephesus became subject of the Roman Republic. Ephesus played an important role in the events in the province during Mithradatic War I (90-86 BC). The invasion of the king of Pontus Mithradates VI to the province of Asia fired unprecedented enthusiasm accompanied by the hatred against the Romans. The Ephesians played the leading part in anti-Roman demonstrations. Ephesus came back under Roman rule in 84 BC and was asked to pay high war indemnities. In 48 BC, Julius Caesar landed there and tried to reorganise the province. In 41 BC Marcus Antonius entered the city as a New Dionysus during a Bacchic ritual. He gathered the Greeks in the city and demanded that they pay him taxes for 2 years. Antonius returned with Cleopatra in 33 BC. When Augustus became emperor in 27 BC, he made Ephesus the capital of the Roman province of Asia. Ephesus was an important center for early Christianity. Apostle Paul stayed there for some time. According to the occult Christian literature, the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist stayed in Ephesus for a long time. Ephesus remained the most important city of the Byzantine Empire in Asia after Constantinople in the 5th and 6th centuries. The emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected a new public bath. In 406 John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, ordered the destruction of the Temple of Artemis. The Seljuk Turks conquered the region in 1071-1100 and it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1390. Efes is the Turkish name for Ephesus.

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Santorini volcano

2009-06-16T23:47:00.004+03:00

Santorini Volcano

The island group of Santorini (Thera) is the most well-known and active volcanic centre of the Hellenic (Greek) Volcanic Arc in the south Aegean Sea. It is a complex stratovolcano with a large caldera created by several large explosive eruptions. The different products of 2 million years of volcanic activity have accumulated around a small non-volcanic basement that once formed a small island similar to the other islands. Most of the volcanic layers are visible in the multi-colored sequences of the impressive steep inner walls of the caldera, striking the visitor who reaches the island by boat.

The Minoan eruption of Thera, (Santorini or Thera eruption), was a major catastrophic volcanic eruption which is estimated to have occurred in the mid second millennium BCE. It was one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history. The eruption seems to have inspired certain Greek myths and may have caused turmoil in Egypt. It has also been suggested previously that the effects of this eruption led to a number of the Ten Plagues of Moses in the Holy Bible, chief among them being the so-called “rain of fire”. Additionally, it has been speculated that the destruction of the city at Akrotiri provided the basis for or otherwise inspired Plato's story of Atlantis.

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European Union Elections

2009-06-08T23:48:00.002+03:00

A European Union Elections voting center at Eretria, Greece.

Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and 18 observers were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history.
The majority of MEPs were elected on Sunday 7 June, but because of traditional polling days varying from country to country according to local custom, some countries held their elections in the three preceding days:

Thursday 4 June: United Kingdom and Netherlands.
Friday 5 June: Ireland and Czech Republic.
Saturday 6 June: Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia, Czech Republic.Sunday 7 June: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden.

The EPP-ED group is credited with between 263 and 273 members of the European Parliament, against 155-165 MEPs for the PES, the European Parliament website indicated. In the outgoing 785-member European Parliament, EPP-ED had 284 MEPs to the PES's 215. The EPP remained by far the largest grouping in the 736-seat parliament. The Alliance of Liberal and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) obtained between 78 and 84 seats, down from 103 in the previous legislature. The Greens / European Free Alliance group won 52-56 MEPs, up from 42 last time around. The Eurosceptic Independence-Democracy group, which previously had 24 members, lost seats and has now 15-19 MEPs, while the Union for Europe of the Nations group (UEN) also lost members and is down from 44 to 33-37 MEPs. Similarly, the Confederal Group of the European Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), is down from 44 to 33-37 MEPs.

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CH-47 Chinook

2009-05-28T10:45:00.003+03:00

CH-47 Chinook of the Hellenic (Greek) Army.

Athens – Greece.

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a multi-mission, heavy-lift transport helicopter. Its primary mission is to move troops, artillery, ammunition, fuel, water, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield. Its secondary missions include medical evacuation, disaster relief, search and rescue, aircraft recovery, fire fighting, parachute drops, heavy construction and civil development.
Chinook helicopters were introduced in 1962 as the CH-47 Chinook, and were deployed in Vietnam. A central element in the Gulf War, they continue to be the standard for the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Hellenic Navy helicopters

2009-05-19T13:24:00.005+03:00

S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk of the Hellenic Navy.
Athens, Greece – April 2009.

The Aegean Hawk helicopter is the Greek military variant of the Seahawk.
The S-70B-6 is a blend of the SH-60B Seahawk and the SH-60F Oceanhawk.
The Sikorsky SH-60 / MH-60 Seahawk is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission Navy helicopter based on the airframe of the Army UH-60 Black Hawk.
The Seahawk helicopter is able to deploy aboard any air-capable frigate, destroyer, cruiser, fast combat support ship, amphibious assault ship or aircraft carrier.It can handle anti-submarine warfare, undersea warfare, anti-surface warfare, naval special warfare, combat search and rescue (SAR), vertical replenishment and medical evacuation.

Agusta-Bell AB 212 helicopter of the Hellenic Navy.
Athens, Greece – April 2009.

The AB 212 helicopter is a military utility transport version of the Bell UH-1N Twin Huey, built under license in Italy by Agusta. The AB 212ASW is the anti-submarine warfare, anti-shipping version.

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April 2009

2009-04-26T08:07:00.004+03:00

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Abasement

2009-04-18T05:23:00.002+03:00

Abasement

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Loggia dei Lanzi

2009-04-07T23:25:00.003+03:00

Loggia dei Lanzi

Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy.

A Roman copy of an original Greek work, statue of a man in armor supporting a heroically dying comrade. Probably depicting a scene from the Iliad (Trojan War), Menelaus and Patroclus or Ajax and Achilles.

The Loggia dei Lanzi is on a corner of the famous and popular Piazza della Signoria. The name dates back to the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo I, when it was used to house his German mercenary pikemen. After the construction of the Uffizi at the rear of the Loggia, the roof was modified and became a terrace from which the Medici princes could watch ceremonies in the piazza. The Loggia consists of wide arches open to the street and forms a small art museum that a visitor can enjoy at any time and for free.

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* This image is dedicated to all the victims of the earthquake (6.3 magnitude) that hit L'Aquila in central Italy yesterday (April 6, 2009).

March 2009

2009-04-02T15:49:00.003+03:00

Kevrekidis Photography - March 2009

Aegean Sea

Equine Portrait

Wildflower II

Ghosts in the Playground

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A Peaceful World

2009-03-28T18:12:00.002+02:00

This pigeon was shot by someone for apparently no serious reason. The sight of this bird; a symbol of peace, reminded me of all the human casualties around the world…

Statistics show a total of at least 54 local wars and armed conflicts have taken place in the world in 2008. Besides the 2 large scale wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Israeli – Palestinian conflict, there are also conflicts at Somalia, Burma, Philippines, Kashmir, Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Turkey, Angola and many more…

It’s a peaceful world…

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Immigrant Workers in Greece

2009-03-24T16:20:00.004+02:00

Immigration in Greece has emerged as one of the major social issues with serious political and economic repercussions. The largest group of immigrants residing in Greece comes from ex communist countries. There are more than 1 million immigrants in Greece (equivalent to 10% of the population) mostly from Albania, followed by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Iraq, Kurdistan, Philippines and many African counties. Wages in Greece for work in the black market are 3 to 6 times higher than standard wages in their home countries. Yet, they have to live their lives in the insecurity and the constant fear of being deported. Since Greece has declared that is not an immigration country, there is hardly any state infrastructure to help immigrants integrate in the Greek society.

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Ancient Corinth

2009-02-05T12:17:00.004+02:00

The site of ancient Corinth was first inhabited in the Neolithic period (5000-3000 BC), and flourished as a major Greek city from the 8th century BC until its destruction by the Romans in 146 BC. Its commanding position on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow strip of land that separates the Peloponnese from northern Greece, was the primary basis of its importance. In Greek mythology, it was in Corinth that Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, abandoned Medea. During the Trojan War Corinthians participated under the leadership of Agamemnon. Being a leading naval power as well as a rich commercial city enabled ancient Corinth to establish colonies in Syracuse on the island of Sicily. Beginning in 582 BC, in the spring of every second year the Isthmian Games were celebrated in honor of the sea god Poseidon. The Corinthians developed the Corinthian order, the third order of the classical architecture after the Ionic and the Doric. The city was a major participant in the Persian Wars, offering forty war ships in the sea Battle of Salamis. After the end of the Peloponnesian War, Corinth and Thebes, which were former allies with Sparta in the Peloponnesian League, had grown dissatisfied with the hegemony of Sparta and started the Corinthian War against it. Corinth was conquered by Philip II of Macedon in 338 BC, but it was named the meeting place of Philip's new Hellenic confederacy. After Philip was assassinated, Alexander the Great immediately came to Corinth to meet with the confederacy, confirm his leadership, and forestall any thoughts of rebellion. At the Isthmian Games of 336 BC, the Greeks chose Alexander the Great to lead them in war against the Persians. Corinth was partially destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC, but in 44 BC it was rebuilt as a Roman city under Julius Caesar. The Apostle Paul visited Corinth in the 50s AD and later wrote two letters to the Christian community at Corinth (the books of Corinthians in the New Testament). Although Paul intended to pass through Corinth a second time before he visited Macedonia, circumstances were such that he first went from Troas to Macedonia before stopping at Corinth for a "second benefit". In 267 AD, the invasion of the Herulians initiated the decline of the city. During Alaric's invasion of Greece in 395–396, he destroyed Corinth and sold many of its citizens into slavery. Nevertheless, Corinth remained inhabited for many centuries through successive invasions, destructions and plagues.

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Amarynthos

2009-02-02T06:46:00.004+02:00

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Amarynthos (Vatheia) – Evia, Greece.
Αμάρυνθος (Βάθεια) – Εύβοια.

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Attiki Odos

2009-02-01T00:35:00.003+02:00

Athens – Greece.
The Attiki Odos is a modern motorway, extending along 65 km. It constitutes the ring road of the greater metropolitan area of Athens and the backbone of the road network of the entire Attica region.

Αττική Οδός, στο «δαχτυλίδι» της Λεωφόρου Κηφισίας, στο Μέγαρο του ΟΤΕ. Σταθμός Προαστιακού.
Η Αττική Οδός είναι ένας σύγχρονος αυτοκινητόδρομος μήκους 65 χλμ. Αποτελεί τον περιφερειακό δακτύλιο της ευρύτερης μητροπολιτικής περιοχής της Αθήνας και τη σπονδυλική στήλη του οδικού δικτύου ολόκληρου του Νομού Αττικής.

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Maenads

2009-02-01T00:31:00.001+02:00

My wife and her girlfriends dancing barefoot like the Maenads…

In Greek mythology, the Maenads were the female followers of god Dionysus. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by Dionysus into a state of ecstatic frenzy, through a combination of dancing and drunken intoxication. In this state, they would lose all self control, begin shouting excitedly, engage in uncontrolled sexual behavior, and ritualistically hunt down and tear animals (and sometimes men and children) to pieces, devouring the raw flesh.Τhey were also called Bacchae, Bacchantes, Bassarides, Thyiades, Potniades.

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Oxidation

2009-01-28T02:25:00.001+02:00

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Paralympic Games

2009-01-24T07:34:00.003+02:00

Wheelchair Racing.

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, September 17-28, 2004.

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Mediterranean Sunrise II

2009-01-20T06:14:00.004+02:00

South Evian Gulf - Greece

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Epiphany

2009-01-20T06:05:00.003+02:00

Epiphany (alteration of Greek epiphaneia appearance, manifestation, from epiphainein to manifest), or 'The Blessing of the Waters', is held every year on January 6 throughout all of Greece. In this ritual a priests toss a cross in the waters, followed by young men diving into the frigid sea to retrieve the symbol of the Christian faith. The brave swimmer who recovers the cross is thought to be blessed with good luck throughout the year.

Epiphany is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Churches, but a major difference between them is over precisely which historical events the feast commemorates. For Western Christians the feast primarily commemorates the coming of the Magi, while in the East the feast celebrates the Baptism of Christ in river Jordan. However, in both cases the essence of the feast is the same: the manifestation of Christ to the world (whether as an infant or in the Jordan), and the Mystery of the Incarnation.

For the Orthodox Christians called the Feast of Theophany (Greek: Θεοφάνεια, "God shining forth" or "divine manifestation"), it is one of the Great Feasts of the liturgical year. This term has been used to refer to appearances of the gods in the ancient Greek and Near Eastern religions. Theophanies occur throughout Greek mythology, while the Iliad is our earliest source for descriptions in the Classical tradition.

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Junction by Kevrekidis Photography

2008-12-22T17:55:00.003+02:00

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Chemical Voyager

2008-12-22T17:50:00.002+02:00

Chemical Voyager – Dangerous Cargo
South Evian Gulf – Greece

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Corinthian Order

2008-12-11T17:13:00.003+02:00

Corinthian Order

The architectural design of many structures has changed greatly since ancient times. While the designs may have changed physically, their roots remain in one of many places; Greek architecture.
In almost all cases, some of the most famous buildings and sculptures today originated from Greek ideas. Moreover, architectural styles such as the arch, and columns originated from Greek design. Throughout history, these structures have become the foundations for our political recognitions and in many cases social status in life. Greek architecture, commonly known for columns in most of their structures, has been the base of almost all aspects in construction. The shape of the column was the most significant in architectural design. Originally there were three types (orders) of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

The Corinthian order is the most decorative of the Greek orders, characterized by slender fluted columns having an ornate capital decorated with acanthus leaves. It is commonly regarded as the most elegant of the three orders. The most distinct characteristic is the striking capital. The capital of the Corinthian order is carved with two rows of leaves and four scrolls.

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Ionic Order

2008-12-02T16:42:00.003+02:00

Ionic Order

The architectural design of many structures has changed greatly since ancient times. While the designs may have changed physically, their roots remain in one of many places; Greek architecture.
In almost all cases, some of the most famous buildings and sculptures today originated from Greek ideas. Moreover, architectural styles such as the arch, and columns originated from Greek design. Throughout history, these structures have become the foundations for our political recognitions and in many cases social status in life. Greek architecture, commonly known for columns in most of their structures, has been the base of almost all aspects in construction. The shape of the column was the most significant in architectural design. Originally there were three types (orders) of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

The Ionic order came from eastern Greece. It is distinguished by slender, decorative fluted pillars with a large base and two opposed volutes (also called scrolls) in the echinus of the capital.

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Doric Order

2008-11-29T00:40:00.002+02:00

Doric Order

The architectural design of many structures has changed greatly since ancient times. While the designs may have changed physically, their roots remain in one of many places; Greek architecture.
In almost all cases, some of the most famous buildings and sculptures today originated from Greek ideas. Moreover, architectural styles such as the arch, and columns originated from Greek design. Throughout history, these structures have become the foundations for our political recognitions and in many cases social status in life. Greek architecture, commonly known for columns in most of their structures, has been the base of almost all aspects in construction. The shape of the column was the most significant in architectural design. Originally there were three types (orders) of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

The Doric order originated on the mainland and western Greece. It is the simplest of the orders, characterized by short, faceted, heavy columns with plain, round capitals (tops) and no base.

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Athens Polytechnic Uprising

2008-11-13T21:23:00.003+02:00

National Metsoveion Polytechnic School of Athens – Greece.
Monument to the victims of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising, 17 November, 1973.

In April 21, 1967, Greece had been under a military dictatorship (Junta), a regime which abolished civil rights, dissolved political parties and exiled, imprisoned and tortured politicians and citizens based on their political beliefs.
The Polytechnion Uprising is an outstanding event in recent Greek history. On November, 1973 students at the Athens Polytechnic School (Polytechneion) went on strike, barricaded themselves in the school campus and started protesting against the military regime. Events began on November 14th and ended on November 17th, 1973 with the unprovoked intervention of army tanks and the attack by the army and police against those besieged inside the Polytechnic Campus and the demonstrating supporters outside in Patission Street. These few days saw the growth of an impressive popular uprising centered at the Polytechnic School. The people of Greece and the country's youth all rallied in support of the students, united around the ideals: Freedom, Democracy, Independence, Education and Social Progress. The toll of the Polytechnion uprising was tragic. Several demonstrators were killed; many more were arrested by the military police and were tortured for months in military prisons. The Junta fell a few months later and Polytechnion is being commemorated every year on November the 17th. The student uprising was a courageous and heroic act of resistance against the military dictatorship, and therefore a symbol of resistance to tyranny.

Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο.
Το μνημείο του αγώνα των φοιτητών στο προαύλιο του Πολυτεχνείου.

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Chalkis Cement Factory

2008-11-09T11:15:00.002+02:00

Chalkis Cement Factory

The Chalkis Cement Factory at Aulis (Avlida), Greece.

Τσιμέντα Χαλκίδας.

Το εργοστάσιο τσιμέντου της ΑΓΕΤ Ηρακλής στο Μικρό Βαθύ της Αυλίδας.

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Agia Napa - Cyprus

2008-10-31T23:24:00.002+02:00

Agia Napa

Agia Napa ( Ayia Napa - Αγία Νάπα ) – Cyprus.

Not too long ago Agia Napa was a small sleepy fishing village with a small harbour at the south coast of the island of Cyprus. In recent years, it started to get an international reputation for being a clubbing paradise similar to Ibiza and Mykonos.

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Sphinx

2008-10-31T11:27:00.002+02:00

Sphinx

Archeological museum of Ancient Corinth - Greece.

Marble sphinx from a funerary monument (6th century B.C.)

In Greek mythology, the Sphinx had the face of a woman, the breast, feet and tail of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She was sent by the Gods to plague the town of Thebes as punishment for some ancient crime. There she preyed on the youths of the land, devouring all those who failed to solve her riddle. As she declared that she would not depart unless anyone interpreted her riddle, Creon offered the kingship of Thebes to any man who could destroy her.

This was the riddle of the Sphinx: "What is that which has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?"

When many had already perished, Oedipus, having heard the proclamation, came to Thebes, and meeting the Sphinx, gave the right answer, declaring that the riddle referred to man; for as a little child he is four-footed, as an adult two-footed, and as an old man he uses a cane as a third limb.

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Jason in Eretria

2008-10-15T23:51:00.002+03:00

My son Jason, in Eretria.

Ο γιος μου Ιάσονας, στην Ερέτρια.

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Sailing II

2008-10-12T15:44:00.004+03:00

Sailing II

South Evian Gulf – Greece.

Νότιος Ευβοϊκός κόλπος.

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No Gods No Masters

2008-10-07T17:59:00.002+03:00

Nicosia - Cyprus

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Naftocement XII

2008-10-03T18:37:00.004+03:00

Naftocement XII - Cement carrier ship.
South Evian Gulf - Greece.

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Linea nautica

2008-09-29T20:05:00.003+03:00

Eretria - Greece.

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Oropos Fire

2008-09-17T19:46:00.002+03:00

Greece, August 2008.
250 acres of forest were burned at a wildfire that burst out in a ravine, 100 meters from a gas station in the region Skala Oropou.

Αύγουστος 2008.
250 στρέμματα παρθένου δάσους κατέκαψε η πυρκαγιά που ξέσπασε σε χαράδρα, 100 μέτρα από ένα βενζινάδικο στην περιοχή Σκάλα Ωρωπού.

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Book Cover

2008-09-08T18:35:00.003+03:00

This is the cover that I have designed for the book of Professor Nikos Papasimakopoulos, titled “The protection and development of the underwater cultural heritage in Greece”.

Dedicated to my son Jason!

Αυτό είναι το εξώφυλλο που σχεδίασα για το βιβλίο του καθηγητή Νίκου Παπασημακόπουλου, με τίτλο «Η προστασία και αξιοποίηση της υποβρύχιας πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς στην Ελλάδα»

Αφιερωμένο στο γιο μου Ιάσονα!

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Matter Magazine Editorial

2008-08-30T16:22:00.003+03:00

My photo Olympic Velodrome was published at the article “Stadium Architecture” of MATTER magazine (Volume 5.1) by Material Connexion, New York.

MATTER magazine is distributed to companies worldwide, Schools, Universities and professional organizations like the AIA (American Institute of Architects) or the IDSA (the Industrial Design Society of America).

Dedicated to my son Alexander, for his name day!

Η φωτογραφία μου Ολυμπιακό Ποδηλατοδρόμιο δημοσιεύθηκε στο άρθρο “Stadium Architecture” του περιοδικού MATTER (Volume 5.1) της Material Connexion, New York.

Αφιερωμένο στο γιο μου Αλέξανδρο, για τη γιορτή του!

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High Bridge of Halkida

2008-08-12T12:01:00.002+03:00

The suspension bridge of Halkida links the island of Evia to mainland Greece. With a length of 695 meters is one of the widest bridges in Greece.

Η υψηλή καλωδιωτή γέφυρα της Χαλκίδας αποτελεί την δεύτερη μεγαλύτερη γέφυρα στην χώρα μετά από εκείνη του Ρίου - Αντίρριου.
Είναι μήκους 695 μέτρων περίπου εκ των οποίων τα 215 είναι στον αέρα.
Το οδόστρωμα περιλαμβάνει 2 λωρίδες κυκλοφορίας και πεζοδρόμια στις δύο του πλευρές με συνολικό πλάτος 13 μέτρα, ενώ βρίσκεται σε υψόμετρο 35.5 μέτρων ώστε να επιτρέπει την ελεύθερη κίνηση των πλοίων.

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Pierinae

2008-07-19T23:09:00.002+03:00

Pierinae is a large subfamily of Pierid butterflies also known as the Whites.

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Passer Montanus

2008-07-19T23:05:00.003+03:00

Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer Montanus.

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Super Puma AS 332 L1

2008-07-19T17:43:00.004+03:00

Super Puma AS 332 L1 fire fighting helicopter of the Hellenic (Greek) Fire Department, on a mission over the suburbs of Athens, Greece – July 2008.

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Erickson Aircrane S-64E

2008-07-18T20:53:00.004+03:00

Erickson Aircrane S-64E (Sikorsky Skycrane) helicopter at a fire fighting operation over the suburbs of Athens, Greece - July 2008.

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Super Puma SAR helicopter

2008-07-15T13:17:00.003+03:00

Eurocopter AS-332C1 Super Puma of the Hellenic (Greek) Air Force.

The Super Puma helicopter is a twin-engine, single rotor, multi-role helicopter considered ideal for combat missions, due to its great resilience, reliability and flexibility. Greek Super Pumas have a crucial social contribution as they are also used for search and rescue (SAR) missions. The aircraft is based in 112 Combat Wing, 358 Squadron "Phaethon", in the Air Force Base of Elefsina, Greece.

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2008-07-14T23:06:00.001+03:00

Eretria, Evia - Greece.

In memory of painter Spyros Vassiliou.

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Cement carrier ship

2008-07-14T23:02:00.002+03:00

"Evia Island" Cement carrier ship.
South Evian gulf - Greece.

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Phinikoudes Beach Larnaca

2008-06-25T23:15:00.004+03:00

Phinikoudes is the most famous beach in Larnaca (Larnaka), Cyprus. Phinikoudes ( Greek Φοινικούδες ) means small palm trees (now grown into very big palm trees) that were planted in 1922.

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Elysion II

2008-06-21T22:31:00.004+03:00

Eretria, Evia – Greece
Ερέτρια - Εύβοια

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Archagelos

2008-06-21T22:24:00.005+03:00

Amarynthos (Vatheia), Evia – Greece.

A fishing boat named Archagelos (Archangel)

Αμάρυνθος ( Βάθεια ) – Εύβοια.

Ένα ψαροκάικο που λέγετε Αρχάγγελος.

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Piazza Venezia

2008-06-21T22:19:00.002+03:00

The Piazza Venezia, as seen from the Victor Emmanuel II monument with the Palazzo Venezia to the left.
The balcony of Palazzo Venezia is where Mussolini made his infamous “Il Duce” speeches in the years prior to World War II.

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©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Via Veneto

2008-06-20T17:12:00.003+03:00

Via Veneto (Full-size image)

Via Vittorio Veneto is one of the most famous streets in Rome, Italy. The street acted as a principal setting for Federico Fellini’s classic 1960 film La Dolce Vita.
Via Veneto owes its international fame to the fact of its being the mecca of actors, actresses and celebrities from all over the world, who live in Rome or may be just passing through.

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Wild Rose

2008-06-16T18:36:00.002+03:00

Mediterranean House Gecko

2008-06-16T18:32:00.002+03:00

Gecko (Full-size image)

Mediterranean House Gecko - Hemidactylus turcicus

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©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Green

2008-06-16T18:27:00.002+03:00