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*A series of guides on shooting Street Photography in cities around the world. Find the best spots to shoot, things to capture, sample walks, safety concerns, street tips, and more for cities around the world. I have personally researched, explored and shot Street Photography in every city that I create a guide for. So you can be ready to capture the streets as soon as you step outside with your camera!
While living in Istanbul, I wanted to visit some bordering countries for a few shorter trips. The first country I visited was Georgia, mostly in Tbilisi. Then after a couple of weeks back home, I took another quick plane ride to the island of Crete in Greece. There, I spent a week in Rethymno and then took the ferry to Athens to spend a few more days before returning to Istanbul.
So in all, I spent around 10 days in Greece, keeping it relaxed by only focusing on two cities. The weather was extremely hot and the sun was out pretty much the whole time so I, of course, spent most of my free time outside with my camera.
Since Rethymno life, especially in the summer, is centered around its beaches, I tried focusing on this aspect of the city while I was there. It was an interesting experience shooting Street Photography on the beach, but Rethymno was a great place for it because of how relaxed the vibe and people are. As far as Athens goes, I had to check out the historic spots of course, but I still managed to mix in some street photography inspired shots even there too.
So here’s 33 photos from my 10 days in Greece, starting in reverse with Athens and finishing at the beach in Rethymno…
This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in Rethymno, Greece on the island of Crete. As you can see, it was actually taken on the beach, just off the streets of Rethymno’s Old Town. Since Rethymno is so centered around the Old Town and it’s seafront, this is where I spent most of my time shooting while there for a week. The long stretch of beaches are busy, but also have a very relaxed vibe with a mixture of all types of characters. While I was walking along the beach, I noticed this woman wearing a bright orange hat off in the sea right by a rope of orange floats. I liked the juxtaposition of her orange hat next to the orange floats enough that I decided to walk in the sea water close enough to make this shot.
