Colors and Contrasts in Athens

I recently spent a few days in Athens and wanted to try to capture some of the city’s vibrant urban landscapes and energy.

Although open to all photographic opportunities around me, I always like to go out with a a specific intent when shooting as to not get overwhelmed. In the case of photographing Athens I decided to approach the city with a focus on color and contrast while exploring side streets and the ancient ruins. I was looking for strong characters and contrasting dark shadows and I was blessed with crisp blue skies so that played into the color aspect of a lot of the images captured there.

Captured using a Sony a6700 and an iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Academy of Athens, Greece.

Man passes Art Deco ‘‘Rex” Theater in Athens, Greece.

Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, Greece.

Woman at bus stop, Athens, Greece.

Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athen, Greece

Temple of Hephaestus, Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

Athens metro system

Views of Cape Sounion, Greece

Athens, Greece.

Hadrians Library, Athens, Greece.

Athens Metro

Academy of Athens, Greece.

Cape Sounion, Greece

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Fruit stand near Monastiraki , Athens, Greece

Fruit stand near Viktoria Square, Athens, Greece

View of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Erechtheion Temple, Athens, Greece

Omonia, Athens, Greece

Kolonaki, Athens, Greece

Parthenon ruins, Athens, Greece

Arch of Hadrian, Athens, Greece

Hellenic Parliament, Athens, Greece

Temple of Poseidon at sunset, Athens, Greece

Parthenon ruins, Athens, Greece

Temple of Poseidon, Athens, Greece

Erechtheion Temple, Athens, Greece

Anafiotika, Athens, Greece

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece