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Bride of Ermakia

This eery bridal costume was worn around Ptolemais. The shot was made at a local abandoned traditional house in the village of Ermakia. Macedonia, Greece.

A veiled bridal portrait inside an abandoned traditional house in Ermakia, Macedonia, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
  • A bride with her friends, exiting her room during her wedding day in Diafani, Olympos, Karpathos, Dodecanese, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Four women during the celebration of Agios Donatos in Egglouvi, on the island of Lefkada, Ionian, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    A woman standing on top of a dome, overlooking the caldera, Oia, Santorini, Cyclades. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    A man wearing the traditional sponge diving suit in front of the sea, Kalymnos, Dodecanese, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    A woman wearing the local costume of Kymi on the island of Euboea, Attica Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    The three women in the photograph wear the bridal, engagement and daily costumes of the island of Salamina. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    A man posing in his workshop in Rethymnon, on the island of Crete, Greece. He manufactures and mends traditional lyra instruments. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    Inside her home at Metaxades, Evros, Thrace, the woman holds her Greek flag in her hands. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    A group of women wearing the local vlach costumes, in Seli moutnain, Veria, Imathia, Macedonia, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    A group of women at the mastic-producing village of Olympoi on the island of Chios, posing in the local attires. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    A veiled bride inside an abandoned house in the village of Issaakion, Evros, Thrace, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Architectural cycladic forms, from the new project Chorōs – a study of the intrinsic qualities of music and rhythm in static visual stimuli. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Chorōs.
    Four women wearing the local costumes of Zagori, Epirus, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Women transporting dowry in Olympos, Karpathos, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    Two women wearing the local costumes of Markopoulo, Attica. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    A veiled bridal portrait inside an abandoned traditional house in Ermakia, Macedonia, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    At the Old Fortress in the town of Corfu. Variations of the costumes of the central part of the island. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Two Women Overlooking the Castle, on the island of Astypalaea, Dodecanese, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    This photograph was made at the local folklore Museum of Archangelos village, Rhodes, Greece. The costume is an original taken from the Museum. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Lefteris, a local cafe owner in his shop, plays solitaire. Anogia, Rethymnon, Crete island, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    The priest is standing in front of prepared bread, for the celebration of St Paraskevi on the island of Amorgos, Cyclades, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    A group of men inside a small café in Olympos, Karpathos, Dodecanese, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    A local steering his fishing boat on the island of Kastellorizon, Dodecanese, Greece. The Easternmost island of Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    A toy shovel on black volcanic pebbles, from the new project Chorōs – a study of the intrinsic qualities of music and rhythm in static visual stimuli. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Chorōs.
    A woman standing outside the local ossuary in the village of Olympos, during Easter Tuesday. Karpathos, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
    Architectural forms of Santorini. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Chorōs.
    A woman standing against a plaster wall decorated with the "Xisto" technique, in the local attire of the mastic-producing village of Pyrgi, on the island of Chios, greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Three women posing inside an abandoned house in the village of Aggelochori, Imathia, Macedonia, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Two women posing inside an abandoned house at Divri, Lamia, Greece. They are holding greek-orthodox icons. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    Standing in front of the water, this woman wears the local costume of Atalanti, Lokris, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Caryatis.
    A volcanic boulder against the sun at a cycladic beach. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Chorōs.
    An elderly woman is posing inside her kitched, wearing traditional black Greek clothes, in Anogia, Crete, Greece. Black and white photography postcard by George Tatakis, project Ethos.
A veiled bride at Ermakia, Ptolemaida, Macedonia, Greece. A fine-art black-and-white photographic print on a wooden table, by George Tatakis.

Καλλιτεχνικη & Πολιτιστικη Φωτογραφια στην Ελλαδα

Ο Γιώργος Τατάκης είναι φωτογράφος με έργα σε μουσειακές συλλογές, με έδρα την Ελλάδα, διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένος για την ασπρόμαυρη φωτογραφία που καταγράφει τον ελληνικό πολιτισμό, τις παραδόσεις, τα τελετουργικά και το τοπίο.


Το έργο του κινείται ανάμεσα στη ντοκιμαντερίστικη φωτογραφία και την καλλιτεχνική φωτογραφία, συνδυάζοντας την πραγματική πολιτισμική παρατήρηση με συνειδητή σύνθεση και καλλιτεχνική καθοδήγηση.

Printing process

Framing process

Close-up portrait of photographer George Tatakis

Σχετικa με τον Καλλιτeχνη

Ο Γιώργος Τατάκης είναι διεθνώς βραβευμένος Έλληνας fine-art φωτογράφος με έδρα την Αθήνα. Το έργο του δημιουργείται αποκλειστικά σε ασπρόμαυρο και εξερευνά τον ελληνικό πολιτισμό, την παράδοση, την ταυτότητα, την αρχιτεκτονική και την ανθρώπινη παρουσία.

Τα φωτογραφικά του projects περιλαμβάνουν το Ήθος, ένα μακροχρόνιο έργο πάνω σε παραδοσιακά δρώμενα και τελετουργίες σε όλη την Ελλάδα, και το Καρυάτις, μια σκηνοθετημένη σειρά πορτρέτων γυναικών με τοπικές παραδοσιακές ενδυμασίες.

Το έργο του έχει λάβει 24 διεθνή βραβεία και έχει δημοσιευθεί σε μέσα όπως οι The New York Times, National Geographic και Leica Fotografie International. Οι φωτογραφίες του έχουν παρουσιαστεί σε μουσεία όπως το Μουσείο Μπενάκη και το Musée Fragonard.

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βιβλια του γιωργου τατακη

Caryatis book - Black and white photography by George Tatakis - coming soon cover.jpg

Coming soon: CARYATIS

Textbook: THROW AWAY YOUR CAMERA

Olympos: From Karpathos to Byzantium. Photography book by George Tatakis

Essay: OLYMPOS

Caryatis Aether - Photography catalogue from the exhibition in Athens International Airport

Catalogue: CARYATIS AETHER

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