Photography

A Wish By The Sea/Μια Ευχή Kοντά Στη θάλασσα

Digital Collage by Angela Zafiris

This is one of the first digital collages that I have posted on my blog.  I love the transparent effect that you can make that is difficult and messy when attempting it on a regular collage.  I used collage background that I made a while ago.  I made the background with gesso, acrylic paints, stencils and text. I then scanned the collage and did some layering on my photograph of a beach in Greece.  The end result is a photograph that is much more appealing to the eye.

Gods and Mortals/Θεοί και Θνητοί

One of my favourite things to take pictures of are statues. Both Gods and mortals have been the subjects of the talented ancient sculptors.  These artisans with their skilled and caring hands have captured the beauty of the Gods and Goddesses and the burdens of the mortals.  Skilled hands that have carved such realistic eyes that seem as though they are looking right at you.  Skilled hands that have carved such realistic mouths that seem like they could speak to you. During their two thousand-year existence these statues have seen it all.  If only those statues could speak. If they could what would they say?

Helios In The Shade

 

The Mortal Womans’ Gaze

 

 

Angelo The Cat/O Αγγελος Ο Γάτος

My snow-white, and blue-eyed Turkish Angora cat named Angelo is 3 months old; in human years that equates to 4 years.  This cat is like a 4-year-old child, and that explains a lot! I try to keep him in doors most of the time and away from the sun as these type of cats are vulnerable to a form of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma . This is why these types of cats are very rare in Greece. Many visitors who have come over mistaken him for a rabbit. But, everyone that came into contact with him, who were not big lovers of cats like myself, have fallen in love with him.

Angelo sees the Heavens

You Interrupted My Sleep!

You interrupted my sleep!

I wish you the best of luck!

Rooftop Angel/Ένας Άγγελος στην Ταράτσα

Rooftop Angel by Angela Zafiris

‘ I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.’- Michelangelo

‘Είδα εναν αγγελό στο μάρμαρο και λαξεύω μεχρι να τον απελευθερώσω’. –Μιχαλάγγελος

View of Acropolis/Θéa της Aκρόπολης

View of the Acropolis from the Agora below

The Acropolis from Below

A model of how the Acropolis looked like in ancient times.

A model of the ancient city

View of the Temple Of Hephaestus within the Agora

“A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome  represents conquest; faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies  the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.” Benjamin Disraeli

 

Temple of Hephaestus/Ο Ναός του Ηφαίστου

After years of living in Athens I paid my first and overdue visit to the ancient Agora.  For the past few weeks I felt drawn to the Temple  of Hephaestus. The temple is located  just below the Acropolis in the ancient Agora (market place). Hephaestus is the God of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, fire and volcanoes.  The temple is the best preserved ancient temple in all of Greece. Upon visiting the temple I was awe-struck by its beauty and energy.  Even though I don’t work with metals I do get crafty, I am good with my hands. What a coincidence that I would feel a pull to visit this place!

The temple with the Agora below

The temple with the Agora below

View of the temple from the front with its Doric columns

The west side of the temple facing Thiseio

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Not a bad-looking temple for a God who was considered the ugliest God of all, and who was crippled by Zeus!I walked for hours that day and the next I could barely walk. I felt crippled just like Hephaestus!