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What the Walls Remember: Orestis Pangalos and the Graffiti Archive
A new MOMUS exhibition in Thessaloniki draws on four decades of photographs, graffiti, installations and objects collected by Orestis Pangalos. The material documents not only works that survived, but also walls, trains and public spaces…
Hellenic Museum of Michigan Seeks Family Photos and Immigration Stories
Greek-American families can submit one photograph and a brief account by August 5. Selected entries will be displayed during Assumption GreekFest in St. Clair Shores.
Three Paths: Manos, Economopoulos, and Canaj at the Thessaloniki Photography Museum
Photographer Vasiliki Eleftheriou reflects on “Three Paths” at Thessaloniki’s Photography Museum, featuring Manos, Economopoulos, and Canaj.
Inside the Greek Diners of 1970s New York: A Rare Photo Archive
A rare 1976 photo archive captures Greek diners in New York, revealing the people, spaces, and everyday life behind a defining chapter of Greek America.
Martin Parr Taught Me to See: A Greek American Photographer’s Tribute
A personal tribute to Martin Parr and the lasting influence his photography has had on how Greek American photographer Eleftherios Kostans documents life in Philadelphia.
Photographer’s Paradise: Discovering Timeless Life in Olympos, Karpathos
A photographic look at Olympos on the island of Karpathos, where traditional dress, communal life, and centuries-old customs continue much as they have for generations.
Kozani Seen Through a Broken Window
Eleftherios Kostans grew up in Philadelphia and first visited Greece as an adult. In Kozani he captured two images of a roadside pareklisi and the smokestacks of Ptolemaida. Fifteen years later, those photographs still frame…
Frida in Thessaloniki: Between Immersion and Intimacy
Two exhibitions bring Frida Kahlo to Thessaloniki this fall: an immersive journey through her art at Panorama Digital Theatre and an intimate look at her personal photographs at MOMus. Together they reveal both the myth…
Looking Back: Nelly’s Santorini Comes Into View
An exhibition on Santorini brings back Nelly’s photographs from the 1920s and 30s. Her quiet images of villages, rooftops, and light now serve as both art and archive, capturing an island before the earthquake of…
What Moves Us: A Letter From Thessaloniki
What thirty students taught me about presence, light, and trusting the image before it makes sense. There’s something quietly powerful about watching someone discover movement, not just in their body, but in how they see…
Legacy Of Light: The Life And Art Of Constantine ‘Costa’ Manos
Constantine Manos, the esteemed Greek-American photographer and member of Magnum Photos, passed away peacefully at the age of ninety on January 3, 2025.
