Author: Angela Zafiris

Hello! I'm a Artist/Writer/Photographer who lives in Athens, Greece. I have many creative ways from writing, photography, collage art, mixed-media art and poetry. I love sharing my work with people from all over the world through my blog.

Find The Sunset/Βρειτε Το Ηλιοβασιλεμα

‘Know where to find the sunrise and sunset time and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.”

– Marilyn vos Savant

Big Sky/Tεραστιο Oυρανο

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.”- Pablo Picasso

“Ο καλλιτέχνης είναι ένα δοχείο για τα συναισθήματα που έρχονται από όλη τη χώρα: από τον ουρανό, από τη γη, από ένα κομμάτι χαρτιού, από ένα περαστικό σχήμα, από ιστό αράχνης.”-Πάμπλο Πικάσο

Endless Blue/ΑΠΕΡΑΝΤΟ ΓΑΛΑΖΙΟ

A beautiful and unforgettable view of the sea from Cape Sounio located southeast of Athens. According to myth, King Aegeus of Athens leapt off the cliffs and to his death in the sea below after wrongfully assumimg that his son was killed by the minotaur on the island of Crete. The Aegean sea was thereafter named in his honour.

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The Temple of Poseidon/Ο Ναος του Ποσειδωνα

There is a lot of graffiti from over a century ago. If you zoom in you at the top you can see Lord Byron’s’ name.

The temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio is a beautiful spot at the southern tip of Attica. It has one the greatest views of the sea I have seen in Greece. It is no wonder then that it was such a significant strategic point for the ancient Athenians who, from this point, could control the sea passage to the Aegean sea and Piraeus and Lavrion Peninsula. Poseidon, the God of the sea, protected the ships in the Mediterranean. Seafarers would come to the temple and make animal sacrifices or give gifts in exchange for a safe sea voyage.

Dark Trees/Σκοτεινα Δεντρα

These poor trees

They don’t have a chance in the dry summer heat.

The fires come and rage on and on

I will take their picture to immortalize them

They will live forever.

A Drone on The Beach

Trying to fly a relatives’ drone on the beach. Mission not accomplished! It probably wasn’t the right place to fly the drone.

Oh well next time..

Greece Needs Love-Greek Artists

A very touching and inspiring video. It made my day to see people from other countries helping out the youth over here. Nice to see that there is warmth, empathy and humanity in this world 🙂

‘There are people behind this not just money and cents and paying bills, but a human part to it…’

Fruits of Labour

My country may not have a booming economy now, but at least we have an abundance of fruit! Look at those huge pumpkins! The watermelons! Delicious! haha. They’re affordable and so fresh. We don’t have GMOS in Greece and we don’t have a company like Monsanto sticking their noses here.

Η χώρα μου μπορεί να μην ειναι στην αναπτυξη τωρα, αλλά τουλάχιστον έχει αφθονία φρούτων! Κοιτάξτε αυτές τις τεράστιες κολοκύθες! Τα καρπούζια! Τι Νόστιμια χαχα! Είναι πολυ προσιτες οι τιμες και τα φρουτα ειναι φρέσκα. Δεν έχουμε GMOs στην Ελλάδα και δεν έχουμε μια εταιρεία όπως τη Monsato να χωνετεαι την μύτη της εδώ.

Waiting For The Sun To Shine

The sun isn’t really shining on Athens and the rest of Greece today.

Like most of my Greek compatriots I feel a lot of anger and frustration over this terrible situation that we are in. However, at the same time it warms my heart to see the worldwide solidarity for Greece. After years of blame and humiliation thrown at us, it’s nice to see that people have woken up to what’s really happening here in Europe. It’s not all black and white you see.. We all know that there are a lot of injustices in this world. It is a dark world and it has become even more greedy and materialistic. There is still so much hate and inequality in the world today. Most people are struggling to get by, and most people have to constantly fight the dark powers around. It’s a daily battle for justice and for goodness.

We can only hope that one day the sun will truly shine on Greece and the rest of the world, and that the truth will finally prevail.

Ο ήλιος δεν λάμπει πραγματικά για την Αθήνα και την υπόλοιπη Ελλάδα σήμερα.
Όπως και οι περισσότεροι Έλληνες συμπατριώτες μου, νιώθω πολύ θυμό και απογοήτευση για αυτή τη φοβερή κατάσταση που βρισκόμαστε, αλλά ταυτόχρονα aισθάνομαι υπερήφανη που βλέπω την αλληλεγγύη για την Ελλάδα απ όλο τον κόσμο. Μετά από τόσα χρόνια που μας εχουν ρίξει το φταίξιμο και που μας εχουν ταπεινώσει είναι σπουδαίο να βλέπεις ότι οι άνθρωποι έχουν ξυπνήσει και βλέπουν τι πραγματικά συμβαίνει στην Ευρώπη. Δεν είναι όλα ασπρόμαυρα.. Υπάρχουν πολλές αδικίες σε αυτόν τον κόσμο, όπως όλοι γνωρίζουμε. Είναι ένα σκοτεινό κόσμο, και οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι αγωνίζονται να τα βγάλουν πέρα, και εμεις οι απλοί άνθρωποι πρέπει να πολεμάμε συνεχώς αυτές τις σκοτεινές δυνάμεις. Είναι μια καθημερινή μάχη για να υπερισχύουν το δίκιο και το καλό.