Giannis Giannelos
Friday, 09 February 2018
Giannis Giannelos I love Cyclades, I like them each and every season of the year. I am 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
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Aristeides Kontogeorgis
Friday, 09 February 2018
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. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts of
Chrysa Paraskeva & Michalis Lamprou: “Art of light”
Thursday, 01 February 2018
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
Thursday, 01 February 2018
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
Mara Desypri
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Flash lover Mara Desypri, the top Greek fashion photographer does not need special introductions. Her photographs have conquered the world of fashion, but she seems to have been “conquered” by her homeland, Tinos. . . . .
Kalli Bellou
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
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 Tinos that
Photo Elena
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Photo Elena…for moments unaffected by time Since 1965 the name of LASKARIS of “Photo Elena” is a guarantee for quality in the field of photography. Charis Laskaris studied the art of photography and was fascinated by it through his father, whom he then followed and succeeded in the field. In his twenty-year career he has done
Megalochari of TINOS ISLAND
Thursday, 18 January 2018
How the miraculous Icon was discovered A lot of things have been said about the Icon of the Annunciation of Virgin Mary. The discovery of the Icon was considered a divine omen for the Turkish occupation. Since the discovery, many miracles as well as works started happen. One of them was the Holy Church of
Tinos’ history
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Mythology The ancient name of Tinos was Offiussa based in the fact that the island was full of snakes. One Greek myth describes how Poseidon sent a flock of storks to Tinos to free the island of the snakes. As a sign of gratitude the islanders ancient ancestors worshiped Poseidon and his wife- nymph Amphitrite
Vengera
Thursday, 18 January 2018
It’s something that people used to do in cold winter evenings. Today, it still exists, adapted to the modern way of life. Τhe family who planned to participate to a Vengera, would prepare earlier a lamp with oil and wick. This was the necessary lighting for the route. After the family dinner, the father would