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Huge lighting pylons at the Olympic Stadium complex. Athens, Greece.

Impressive lightnings lit up the lake and surrounding mountains, despite the fact that it was almost 21:00pm.

Fir trees, beeches and oaks are shining around the beautiful Doxa Lake. Northern Corinthia. Greece.

A perfectly round bubble hovers around Piazza del Popolo. Rome, Italy.

This green pepper appeared suddenly in front of me and immediatly I thought of a human fist. The image obviously is inspired by the great Edward Weston and his famous pepper no. 30.

Two friends have fun diving off the rocks. Skyros, Greece.

Typical blocks of buildings. Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Colosseum could hold an average audience of some 65,000 people. It is one of the most famous landmarks around the globe. Rome, Italy.

Transparent waters and a hovering boat. Donoussa, Greece.

Just minutes before the sun rises behind the glorious rock of Gibraltar of the East. Monemvasia, Greece.

Honorable Mention Award at 2020 ND Awards.

The scientific name (Purple Osteospermum flower) is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed). Temple of Olympian Zeus, Αthens, Greece.

A lonely cloud in front of the historic SS Rotterdam, also known as "The Grande Dame". Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The silhouette of a tree with no leaves on it, during sunset, looks like it came from a dystopian future. Athens, Greece.

Lagouvardos beach is a well known spot for surfers. Messinia, Greece.

Frozen slices of orange and lemon for an ongoing project. Athens, Greece.

An angry stray cat guards her area. Hydra, Greece.

There is no way you can avoid the masterpieces Gaudi created for his city. Barcelona, Spain.

The Chapel of the Madonna di Vitaleta is one of the most beautiful and evocative places in Tuscany, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Val d’Orcia, Italy.

A simple cross of a church welcomes the first rays of the sun. Astipalea, Greece.

A black cat stands like a wolf relative and screams through the alleys of the island. Hydra, Greece.

A pair of nice, summetrical horns, on this long-haired Highland cattle. Spean Bridge, Scotland.

Still waters of the lake look like stained glass, over which the lone bird flies. Mornos artificial Lake, Greece.

Kathisma is one of these beaches that you could watch the white colour turning into blue. Lefkada, Greece.

Time to help in fertilization. Hydra, Greece.

A perfectly shaped leaf is sitting on the trunk of the tree from which it fell. Aroanios river springs, Greece.

Hydra island is famous in Greece as one of the places that "jet-setters" prefer when visiting Greece. Oddly enough, it is not known for its sunsets, that they are quite spectacular. I spend there three summers and watched too many sunsets. The sun had just hidden behind the ridge of the Peloponnese Mountains, during my birthday. Hydra, Greece.

Time has been relentless with the colors of this old door at Moni islet. Aegina, Greece.

The absolute straight lines of the railway. Halfbunder, Belgium.

The famous Paleokaria waterfall on a cold morning. Kato Paleokaria, Greece.

The amazing colours of Kathisma beach, Lefkada. Ionian Sea, Greece.

I have photographed some very impressive sunsets in my life, but this one here is so unique, that it is like a painting. It is almost as it came straight out of the camera, with minimal post processing. Lemnos, Greece.

Reflection on the lake at Vodelpark park looks like a painting. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The powder tower of Bruges and the Church of our Lady. Bruges, Belgium.

A seagull strikes a pose in front of an arch. Rome, Italy.

A pomegranate as it falls into a water tank. Athens, Greece.

Using light painting technique, a man is creating a rain of fire, in front of the Miaoulis monument. Hydra, Greece.

Manarola is a small town, known for Sciacchetrà, a sweet wine. It is the second-smallest of the famous Cinque Terre towns frequented by tourists, with a population of 353. Cinque Terre, Italy.

Super red moon rises in the shadow of Parthenon and the Acropolis. Athens, Greece.

Red wine at the bottom of a glass. Athens, Greece.

A small sailing vessel exits the Bay of Mandraki. Hydra, Greece.

Foggy landscape. Szczyglice, Poland.

Dawn in the lagoon. Fishermen here use these strange looking boats, called ”stafnokaria”. Missolonghi, Greece.

The architecture of the Cyclades. Aegean Sea, Greece.

A bird flies over the still waters of the sea on the east coast of Evia island.

The sheepdog barks menacingly at the camera from far, far away. Northern Corinthia, Greece.

Experiments in the house, during the second Covid-19 lockdown. Athens, Greece.

The crazy one. Athens, Greece.

Strange formation of rocks on a beach. Astipalea, Greece.

The famous beautiful Ponte Vecchio bridge, during sunrise. Florence, Italy.

Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi for Italians). One of Rome’s iconic landmarks. The last restoration (between 2014 and 2015) included the installation of more than 100 LED lights to improve the nighttime illumination of the fountain. Rome, Italy.

A beautiful horse posing like a pro.

A tiny little house welcomes the first sun rays that slowly break the dense morning frost. Feneos, Greece.

Τhe young chef shows off her new professional knife. Athens, Greece.

A high-rise apartment building stands out between the canals. Ghent, Belgium.

Barely seen, a tiny crack on the egg's surface. Athens, Greece.

Birds are flying behind a still lady at an abandoned amusement park. Ammouliani, Greece.

Two cypresses stand together under the Tuscan morning clouds.

Many different birds are standing on a bare tree by the lake. Kastoria, Greece.

A group of people on the Carlton hill. Edinburgh, Scotland.

The small village, near Meteora, is hardly visible on the snowy mountain. Koromilia, Greece.

Many cargo ships are waiting their turn to load outside the port of Piraeus. Athens, Greece.

The colours of a seagull's eye look like they were painted by some surrealist make up artist. Rome, Italy.

Campari. Product photography in the studio. Athens, Greece.

A tree is lit by sun rays in front of deep black background. Warsaw, Poland.

The Pantheon dome. The dome has a central hole as the main source of natural light. Rome, Italy.

One of my favourite places in the whole country, I lived here for almost a whole year. This is the magical Hydra that Leonard Cohen used to live and nowadays even David Gilmour himself spends a lot of time here.

The small island of Kounoupa, which is accessible only by sea, could be described as a small paradise on earth in the middle of the Aegean Sea with its crystal clear waters. The main beach is actually a narrow strip of land that joins one side of the island to the other, forming two beaches on either side. Astipalaia, Greece.

Aerial view of the sunrise on the Chapel of Panagia Kakaviotissa. It was named Kakaviotissa after the mountain Kakavo on which the chapel is located. It is the world's only roofless church, which is built in a cave (actually it is not a cave, but a recess formed by the rocks). Lemnos, Greece.

Panagia Church on Gramvoussa island. A little boat takes you from Kalotaritissa to reach the main beach of the uninhabited island. Amorgos, Greece.