Hailing from a well-known ship owning family, super talented, globetrotting photographer Marina Vernicos explains what makes Greece and photographing it so distinctly special.
Having travelled around the world since she was a young child, internationally renowned, award-winning Greek photographer, Marina Vernicos knows a thing or two about capturing nature in all of its glory, especially when it comes to her own country – evident through her thousands of astounding images of Greece.
Traveling has been a way of life for you since you yourself were young which you continue to do now with your own family. Have your travel choices changed over the years? Are the travel experiences that you are looking for any different at this stage of your life?
No, they don’t change, they just intensify. Right now we want to travel as much as we can together with our children before they go off to study at university.
Nature-based photography requires not only being able to capture an image but to also convey a message about its susceptibility in terms of natural or geopolitical disasters – such as the recent war conflict. What are your thoughts on this?
As a person I’m very optimistic. I will always photograph our planet in term of its beauty. I love beauty and avoid focusing on disasters.
Mykonos also has beautiful beaches. There’s a reason why it’s one of the most famous islands in the world.
Is there a spot along the Athenian Riviera, which stretches from Piraeus to Sounio, that you would like to capture with your camera?
I have captured it all. The Athenian Riviera is beautiful. All the way from Piraeus to Sounio!
Are there beaches and stretches of water in the Cyclades that have particularly impressed you? Would you say that there are spots to where you can escape to on popular islands such as Mykonos, for example?
For me, the Cyclades Islands are the most beautiful part of the world. The waters in Koufonisia, Polyaigo and Mylos impress me every time I visit them; they never fail to amaze me. Mykonos also has beautiful beaches. There’s a reason why it’s one of the most famous islands in the world.
The 5th CREAID auction is in its preparation stage. What are your plans for the next project?
I still haven’t thought of the next project. I’m anxious for this to go well, that we have a successful auction so that we can help as many children in need as possible.
