Introduction to Shipwreck Beach on Zakynthos Shipwreck Beach in Greece, also known as Navagio Beach, is one of the most photographed sites in the Greek Islands these days. It is ‘Instagram famous’ now as a favorite travel photo bucket-list destination. If you’ve explored travel or holiday options in the Greek Islands, there’s a very good … Read more…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This image came as a result of a brief stop we made while exploring the southern part of Santorini, Greece. The panorama merge came out looking pretty decent, so we decided to use it for a Holiday 2012 greeting. Have a great week and a very happy New Year as … Read more…
We were walking around the old Venetian ‘Kastro’ (castle) area of Naxos, Greece, when we came across a few rundown buildings with low roofs. As I recall, we turned around for some reason and spotted this black and white cat checking out his surroundings from a safe perch on a low rooftop. He wasn’t too … Read more…
This was a very opportunistic shot taken during one of our typical morning walkabouts on the Greek island of Santorini, near the town of Fira. We came upon a small square with a typical Greek white and blue building, and here was this nice looking dog just hanging out on the front step, enjoying a … Read more…
Theseus (also called Thiseas), was the mythical founder-king of Athens, Greece. This is the upper part of a large statue of him near the Acropolis. I chose to convert to black and white here for a bit more drama and contrast against a blue sky with a few white clouds drifting by. Theseus was famous … Read more…
I was walking up into Santorini’s main town of Fira to buy a few essentials – camera in hand, of course – when I spotted this view of two young women engaged in discussion at a cliffside restaurant just before sunset. I liked the lines and warm colors here, and the appearance of the people … Read more…
This is a shot of Melissa looking out from our hotel balcony on the Greek island of Santorini. There was a good vantage point from the side of the hotel, near the cliff edge (but not tooooo close), so I took a few photos like this. The town in the background is Fira, the main … Read more…
During our stay on the Greek island of Santorini, we took the local bus up from Fira to Oia to photograph the sunset and surroundings. It’s a very popular spot during sunsets, with great photo opportunities all around. It’s always a good idea to get there well before sunset in order to secure a good … Read more…
This photo shows a group of tourists at an overlook at the steep cliffside edge of Santorini, Greece. The bright white buildings with blue details in the background are characteristic of this Greek island group (the ‘Cyclades’), and are mostly small hotels and restaurants with rooms built into the cliff and patios/balconies that look out to … Read more…
During a visit to Naxos, Greece, we stayed in a small family-run hotel that was a short walk from the coastline. One evening I went down to photograph the sunset, including the people gathered on a small rocky islet near the main harbor. The stone ‘gate’ visible here is the only thing left standing from … Read more…