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…
33 Street Photography Photos from Athens & Rethymno, Greece
Starting in Athens…
Tourist Time
1. Atop the Acropolis
2. A bag hat for the sun
3. Nothing like a family selfie against a wall
4. Or a Solo Selfie Stick
Down to the City
5. Walking the Downtown streets
6. Downtown Athens has its interesting characters
7. And interesting things for sale
8. Sunlight & Shadow Shots (2 for the price of 1)
9. Someone’s ready to paint
10. Mannequins in Chinatown
11. Street sweeping
12. No head in red
13. Window shopping
14. Reading the newspaper
15. Greek Style
16. Romance atop Athens
Now to Rethymno, Crete
17. Welcome to Rethymno
18. But, first a beer
19. Phone booth by the sea
20. Now to the Beach
21. Along the boardwalk
22. Umbrellas and sunbathing
23. And reading
24. A beach smoke
25. Gesture on the beach
26. Sunbathing in the grass too
27. Reading the newspaper in the sand
28. Sunbathing and smoking by the rocks
29. Beach excercising
30. Catching waves
31. Orange floats
32. Sunbathing in black
33. Goodbye to Rethymno (and Greece)
Athens and Rethymno are completely different cities and reflections of Greek life, but both give more than enough to experience and capture. Stay tuned for a Street Photography Guide to Athens
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