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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 days 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 • 5 days 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 7 days 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 14 days 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 • last month
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 • last month
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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • last month
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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 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…
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- Author $8.12
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 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.…
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fotostef (77)in Black And White • 2 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 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…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months ago
Playing with fire
When I was a child, I had a strange little hobby that kept me busy for hours in the basement of our house. I used to collect old, half-burned paraffin candles, leftovers from…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months ago
Τhe best news of the day
The GPS was telling me that I would reach my destination in less than a minute. The route I had taken wasn’t long, less than an hour, but the second half was so enjoyable that I…
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fotostef (77)in Wednesday Walk • 4 months ago
Keep going
We are approaching the 15th of August, a date often considered the very heart of the Greek summer. There’s a kind of national obsession with spending these days away from home.…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 4 months ago
The right hands
When @traisto told me that she had learned how to make beeswax balms, I didn’t really know what to expect. I’m not much into cosmetics, and I’ve never been the kind of person who…
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fotostef (77)in Photography Lovers • 4 months ago
Strangely comforting
I’ve spent more time in the chicken coop than I ever needed to. Far more than the chores required. When I first started keeping poultry, I never imagined I’d one day describe…
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