Street Photography Greece – February 2014

Street Photography Greece – February 2014 

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Kevrekidis Photography  

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© 2014 Jordan Kevrekidis

 

Grigoris

 

Eretria, Greece.

Mr. Grigoris was born in 1920 at Constantinople (modern Istanbul). Two years later in 1922, his family fled to Greece after the Greco-Turkish War. In 1940 at the start of World War II, the 20 year old Grigoris fought with the Greek Army in Albania in the Greco-Italian War. In 1941-45 fought against the Nazi Germans as a soldier and later joined the Greek Resistance. In the 1950’s & 60’s worked as a bus and truck driver and later as a fisherman. Grigoris lived a life of hardship and war but managed to survive. He is now retired in his hometown Eretria, with his children and grandchildren.  

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© 2013 Jordan Kevrekidis

Φωτογραφία

Είναι περίεργο πως ορίζουν τις κατηγορίες & υποκατηγορίες στη φωτογραφία! 
Ένας τυπάς που περπατάει στο δρόμο είναι “Portrait” ή “City Life”, αν σκοντάψει και πέσει, είναι “Street photography” και αν πέφτοντας τον χτυπήσει ένα αυτοκίνητο, τότε είναι “Photojournalism”. 

Απλά πράγματα! (?) 

Ιορδάνης Κεβρεκίδης

Shoeshiner

Athens, Greece.

Shoeshiner or boot polisher is a profession in which a person polishes shoes with shoe polish. They are often known as shoeshine boys. The profession is common in many countries around the world, with the wage earned by the shoeshiner being a significant proportion of a family income. Some shoeshiners offer extra services, such as shoe repairs and general tailoring.

Many famous people started their working life as shoeshiners, including singers, actors and even presidents.
James Brown "The Godfather of Soul", used to shine shoes and sing and dance on 9th Street in Augusta, Georgia. Also, Malcolm X worked as a shoeshine boy at a Lindy Hop nightclub in New York City.

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© 2013 Jordan Kevrekidis

Kevrekidis Photography slideshow

Kevrekidis Photography slideshow at deviantART.

Segovia Aqueduct

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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[ FujiFilm FinePix HS10 ]

© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis

The Acropolis of Athens, Greece.

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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[ FujiFilm FinePix HS10 ]

© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis

The Old Man and the Sea

Skala Oropou, Attica – Greece.

Borrowed the title from the novel by Ernest Hemingway.

[ FujiFilm FinePix HS10 ]


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© 2011 Jordan Kevrekidis

Kymi

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

Eretria, Evia - Greece.

[ FujiFilm FinePix HS10 ]

© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

BMW 2002 Neue Klasse

BMW 2002 Neue Klasse (New Class)
1968 – 1976

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

[Fujifilm Finepix HS10]

Acrididae - Macro Photography

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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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Kevrekidis Photography - August 2010

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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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Yliki Lake

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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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Thessaly

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

Skyros Island, Greece.

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

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© 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Greece

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Canadair CL-415

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

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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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Eternal Olive

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