• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 24 days ago

  The best I can do

  I needed a dose of nature and an unobstructed view, so I went to the closest place that could offer both. The stairs leading up to the castle were just a few hundred meters away…

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• fotostef (77)in Reflections • 3 months ago

  Until it doesn't

  I am here, for one more year, looking at your picture on the wall. The one I took of you in May 2002 when you were just a clumsy puppy. I notice a few spots of dirt on the frame.…

  $7.02

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• fotostef (77)in Black And White • 3 months ago

  The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

  The other day, I read a book written by a university professor about human evolution, focusing on the transition from Paleolithic hunters and gatherers to Neolithic farmers and…

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months ago

  Happy new month / January 2026

  Although I don’t really have any reason to believe that the future of humanity will be any better than the present or the past, I will still give you my wishes for a happy new…

  $12.44

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• fotostef (77)in Wednesday Walk • 3 months ago

  Clumsy footsteps

  I always knew that this tree was there but this time I saw it differently. I had never noticed how almost human it looked. It was probably the light that transformed it, giving…

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 4 months ago

  Better late than ever.

  Today it was a good day. I spent the morning wandering around the village and I felt genuinely happy to see how much the recent rains have changed the landscape. Since the…

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• fotostef (77)in Wednesday Walk • 4 months ago

  To rain or not to rain

  I had taken care of the day’s tasks in the city and sat on a bench to think what should I do next. I still had a couple of hours before dark and I hadn't been to Heraklion…

  $10.43

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 4 months ago

  Satisfaction

  Whenever I visit Heraklion I usually go for a short walk at the port too. The old port that is, which sits right next to the new one but it is way more beautiful! Apart…

  $37.12

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 4 months ago

  Happy new month / December 2025

  I woke up in my grandmother's house and a quick glimpse out of the window convinced me to grab my camera and go to the garden. The colours and the light were just too good to…

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 months ago

  Leaving traces

  New York City has been in the news lately, with the new mayor drawing quite a bit of attention. From what I’ve read, he seems to be rather different from those before him. I live…

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• fotostef (77)in Black And White • 5 months ago

  Beautifully displaced

  “and let thy feet, millenniums hence, be set in midst of knowledge.” I read this phrase the moment I stepped into the Great Court of the British Museum. The words, engraved…

  $10.54

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 months ago

  Happy new month / November 2025

  Happy November to everybody from the gloomy and occasionally drizzling Nafplio! Yesterday was candle-burning test day in our workshop, and by the evening I had many shapes of…

  $13.72

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 months ago

  Half of the thrill

  The first trip of 2025, about nine months ago, gave me the rare opportunity to be close to snow covered mountains and a lake hidden in thick fog. Now, as we are about to enter…

  $14.13

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 months ago

  With open eyes

  I used to be a travel photographer. The magazine I was working for sent me to many destinations all over Greece during the three years I was there. It’s a job I left long ago…

  $16.20

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 months ago

  Brave new world

  Why macro? For many reasons. It is unexpected, it is impressive, but most of all, it is quiet. For me, getting lost in the world of macro photography is like diving into the…

  $17.64

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 months ago

  The joy of making

  I had a lovely experience last week. A couple of friends run a creative space where they teach art to students of all ages, from kids, to teenagers and adults. They asked me to…

  $19.13

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 months ago

  What about you?

  I’ve been saying for years that one day I would print a few postcards with my own photos. I even asked your opinion and your help to choose pictures for them, a couple of times.…

  $8.80

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• fotostef (77)in Black And White • 6 months ago

  Perhaps that’s what it is

  Last night, I dreamt of the house where I grew up. A small home with a big yard on the outskirts of a city that has since expanded far beyond what I once knew. That house no…

  $47.83

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 6 months ago

  Happy new month / October 2025

  It finally rained. After months of dry skies and endless heat, the sound of water falling felt almost unfamiliar. I woke up to the scent of wet earth, a smell I had forgotten I…

  $24.08

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• fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 6 months ago

  Pockets of mystery

  Here in the northern hemisphere, summer is slowly fading away. The September equinox is behind us, and as the days grow shorter and shorter, a casual evening walk turns into a…

  $37.80

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