The “Countesses” of Tinos Exracts from the Venetian rule on Tinos From Thodoris F. Chiou   The history of Tinos during the Venetian rule is notably interesting not only because of its particularity, but also because of its significance regarding the course of the island through time. Indeed, Tinos has followed its own historical path,

Nikos Psarras: A Sir in the Greek Theatre He is famous. He is one of people’s favorites. He is selective in terms of his choices. He is bold in his career. He is fond of long journeys. He’s an ideal companion and a good father. For all these reasons and many more, our lens turned

Stavros Charisopoulos was born in 1976 Athens, Greece. He developed an interest in photography by attending photography courses at the American Community School of Athens. He became a member of the Photographic Circle and attended technical seminars on Fine Art Photography by Platon Rivellis. His photographs were exhibited at the Hellenic American Union. Also, at

Tinos through an architectural eye Ioanna Papastathopoulou An Athenian (although her grandmother is from Tinos, she was never taken for true Tinian) architect, Ioanna Papastathopoulou, has helped us see that the coin always has two sides and truth is somewhere in the middle. “I wouldn’t change my life in Tinos for all the money in

Giannis Giannelos I love Cyclades, I like them each and every season of the year. I’m attracted by the dry landscape, the wilderness and the tranquility they ooze, the winds, the smell of earth. I have travelled a lot, but I was lucky enough to visit all these islands, flying above in a helicopter and

Aristeides Kontogeorgis was born in Tinos. He studied at the Fine Arts School of Northern Illinois University in the USA, where he obtained degrees of Fine Arts, Art History and Political Science. He holds a PhD in Technical Management and Applied Arts. Aristeides is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts

Chrysa Paraskeva & Michalis Lamprou: “Art of light” With countless clicks, flashes and recs, the combo of the Photography Shop,Chrysa Paraskeva and Michalis Lamprou, “narrates” our pleasant moments. Every time that Chrysa moves freely with her camera, she returns to her Photography Shop with magical pictures. Each click equals to an immortal moment in time,

Demetris Hatzis and Rabella Gre Rabella and Demetris live and work in Tinos. Demetris was born and raised in Pyrgos. Having graduated from high school, he went to Athens where he studied Marine Engineering. Years later, he came back to the island, he met Rabella and since then they live together. They have two children

Kalli Bellou Zoom in  Kalli Bellou is a professional photographer. She introduces herself as a lover of the insignificant and the simple thing which through her lens becomes…’something’. Theoretically she is a “stranger”, she does not descend from Tinos, yet she has childhood memories of the island. Her photos depict a different Tinos, her own