Digital Photo Competition - Hellenic Photographic Society of Crete

I had 5 acceptances in 2 categories, in the latest national digital photo competition organized by the Hellenic Photographic Society of Crete. The complete results can be found on their website. Here are my accepted photos:

Color Photography (Free Theme):

Experimental Photography (Free Theme):

4th Photography Masters Cup

Yesterday evening, the results of this annual color photography competition were announced. I was really glad to have 6 photos nominated in 3 different categories. I didn't win any awards in the end, but I felt really proud and honored to see my photos displayed alongside amazing images by talented people all around the world. I was especially happy to have 4 photos chosen in the Wildlife category, which is my favorite. Here are my nominations:

Nominee in Fine Art:


Nominee in Nature:


Nominees in Wildlife:

Macrophotography presentation

This is the slideshow from a presentation I made, on macrophotography technique and my wildlife macro photos, at FORTH's visual arts group, on March 10th, 2010.

Macrophotography

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5th Annual Black and White Spider Awards

I was really glad to find out that, on Sunday, I got two nominations in this annual international black&white photography competition. I feel really honored to have my photos distinguished among these other amazing works :-)

Nominee in Fine Art:


Nominee in Wildlife:

Three of my wildflower photos published

Ophrys heldreichii

Tulipa doerfleri

Bellis sp.

These three photos of mine, picturing wildflowers growing on Crete, are featured in a book by Theano Metaxa, titled "Το λουλούδι στην κρητική μαντινάδα", which translates to: "Flowers in Cretan Mantinades".


Συγγραφέας: Μεταξά Νίκου Θεανώ
Τίτλος: Το λουλούδι στην κρητική μαντινάδα
Εκδόσεις: Δοκιμάκης
Έτος: 2009
ISBN: 978-960-98766-9-8

Mantinada is Cretan folk poetry, specifically rhyming couplets, typically improvised during dance music. The book is a compilation of mantinades featuring flowers, meticulously collected over the years by Mrs Metaxa. It also features full-page photos of beautiful flowers by various Cretan photographers, including yours truly :)

3rd Annual Photography Masters Cup | International Color Awards

I was excited to find out I got two nominations in this annual color photography competition. I felt really honored to be chosen, especially as this was my first recognition in an international contest :-)

Nominee in Fine Art:


Nominee in Wildlife:

Right place, right time

This photo, captured on my way to work last Wednesday, makes me feel realy lucky, for being in the right place, at the right time. I pass by this spot twice a day, sometimes stopping for a couple of shots, as I like the landscape. In fact, I've already posted three photos of the same place in the past [1] [2] [3].

But that particular morning, when I realized that a rainbow was forming, I hit the brakes so hard that I would've caused an accident had some other car been following behind me! I got out and started snapping shots with my 35mm, but I wasn't satisfied at all with the results... Then, this very composition formed in my mind, so I changed into my 100mm and actively sought out the angle that would put the rainbow and the building in opposite corners, while fitting them in a tight frame (this is exactly what I shot, no crop). This meant jumping over a fence and treading on muddy ground, but I believe the result was worth the trouble :-)