George Tatakis

#Romania2019.eu/Sibiu: Large-size photography exhibition in open air for EU Summit

A number of 28 large-size pictures showing images from every European Union member state will be exhibited over April 18 - May 16 on the pedestrian street Nicolae Balcescu in the central Romanian city of Sibiu, to celebrate the Romanian presidency of the Council of EU, ahead of the European Union Summit to be held here on May 9, informs a release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday.

A fresh perspective on familiar images at Benaki Museum

A new show at the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture in the central Athens neighborhood of Kolonaki brings together two young photographers in a joint exhibition titled "Ethos: Another Side of Greece." The work of both George Tatakis and Michael Pappas displays youthful enthusiasm, an experiential approach and genuine interest in the topic of the country's surviving customs and traditional events.<

The magic of Greece's customs captured in stills

A boy dressed in a blue robe pulls a face at the lens, his energy and youth out of place in the austere atmosphere of the religious procession with the icon he's a part of in the village of Prokopi on Evia. In another photograph, nine young women and girls walk single file along a trail carrying a groom's dowry on their heads to the bride's house.