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37 photographs from Greece, shot 2024. Most often featuring calm water, twilight, and overcast.

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Marble seating tiers curve around a checkered stage floor at an ancient amphitheater above Athens under a winter sky.

Marble Theater Toward the SkylineAthens

Weathered caryatid columns line the porch of an ancient temple, with Athens spread beyond under low winter cloud.

Caryatid Porch Under Winter CloudAthens

Ancient limestone ruins and a columned porch stand on a grassy plateau of the Acropolis beneath a soft overcast sky in Athens.

Ruins on the Acropolis PlateauAthens

Tall fluted columns of ancient marble stand against a clouded winter sky above the ruins of Athens.

Fluted Columns Against Winter SkyAthens

Weathered limestone fragments in the foreground give way to a dense Athens cityscape and a mountain peak beneath low cloud.

Stone Fragments Toward the MountainAthens

A textured ancient stone wall stands before the Athens cityscape, a verdant hillside with a historic structure at its summit in the distance.

Ancient Wall Over the HillsideAthens

A stone church sits at the base of limestone cliffs topped with ancient ruins and cypress trees in Athens.

Church Below the Limestone CliffsAthens

Massive fluted columns stand along an ancient temple portico in Athens, with a dark doorway opening toward distant hills.

Through the Temple ColumnsAthens

Rugged volcanic cliffs above the Santorini coastline look out over a sun-touched sea toward distant islands under a partly clouded sky.

Coastal Cliffs of SantoriniSantorini

A rugged volcanic cliff edge at Santorini overlooks deep blue water where a ferry leaves a white wake below sunbeams breaking through cloud.

Ferry Wake Under the CalderaSantorini

White-washed terraced buildings descend the volcanic cliffs overlooking the dark caldera sea, Santorini, December 2024.

Terraced Cliffs Above Dark WaterSantorini

Heavy clouds hang over barren volcanic slopes and the distant caldera sea, Santorini, December 2024.

Barren Slopes in Winter CloudSantorini

Sunbeams break through dark cloud over the caldera, casting warm light on the water and silhouetted headlands, Santorini. December 2024.

Sunbeams Over Silhouetted HeadlandsSantorini

Shadowed white-washed buildings on a coastal cliff with a distant sunburst over dark water, Santorini, December 2024.

Cliffside in Afternoon BacklightSantorini

Sunlit white stucco rooftops and a succulent garden in the foreground, with dark volcanic caldera water and storm clouds beyond, Santorini, December 2024.

Rooftops Over the Dark CalderaSantorini

A coastal path leads down through white-washed terraced buildings toward a calm sea below heavy cloud, Santorini, December 2024.

Path Down the White VillageSantorini

Spiky agave plants in the foreground with white-washed terraces descending toward a dark sea and layered clouds at the horizon, Santorini, December 2024.

Agave on the Terraced SlopeSantorini

White-washed plaster walls on a Santorini cliffside catching cool blue pre-dawn light, with warm tones at the horizon as sunrise approaches, December 2024.

Santorini at SunriseSantorini

Lit swimming pools on a terraced cliffside villa above the Santorini caldera, with pastel dawn sky and a volcanic island on the horizon, December 2024.

Lit Pools at DawnSantorini

The dawn sky above Santorini shifts from deep blue to warm orange, silhouetting distant volcanic islands above the cliffside village, December 2024.

Volcanic Islands at First LightSantorini

White-plastered terraces step down a dark volcanic cliffside in Santorini, warm sunrise light on the horizon beneath heavy winter clouds.

White Terraces at SunriseSantorini

A white bell tower with an arched gateway stands in the foreground at Santorini, a blue dome visible against the pink-tinged sunrise sky behind.

Bell Tower at DawnSantorini

Terracotta pots of agave plants line a white ledge in the foreground, with white-washed buildings perched on dark volcanic cliffs above the Santorini caldera beyond.

Agave Pots Above the SeaSantorini

White-washed structures on a dark volcanic cliffside at Santorini, a church spire catching the warm sunrise light against a golden horizon.

Church Spire in Morning LightSantorini

Pack donkeys laden with white sacks ascend a steep stone path between sun-lit whitewashed buildings in Santorini.

Donkeys Along the Stone PathSantorini

White cubic houses on a dark volcanic cliff at Santorini with warm afternoon light and an orange reflection on the calm caldera below.

Rooftop View of the CalderaSantorini

Vibrant blue and red domes on white plaster buildings at Santorini, with soft orange light at the horizon filtering through textured grey clouds at sunset.

Blue Domes at SunsetSantorini

Traditional windmills silhouetted at sunset on the clifftop at Santorini, warm golden light from windows along the layered whitewashed village below and the sea beyond.

Windmills on the ClifftopSantorini

Warm lights from white-washed cubic structures on a dark cliffside at Santorini, the sky fading from orange to deep blue above the calm sea.

Clifftop Lights After SunsetSantorini

A hillside village at Santorini in the pre-dawn hour, warm amber lights from windows set against white-washed structures and a cool blue sky.

Hillside Before SunriseSantorini

A tabby cat sits behind a weathered blue railing covered in rusted padlocks, gazing toward the calm caldera waters at dawn on Santorini.

Tabby at the Padlock RailSantorini

Whitewashed buildings with arched terraces step down a volcanic cliff face above the Santorini caldera at dawn, December 2024.

Whitewashed Village at DawnSantorini

A blue-domed church with white plaster walls and fluttering flags stands above the caldera at dawn on Santorini, December 2024.

Blue Dome Before the CalderaSantorini

Wide-angle view of white cubic buildings stepping down the volcanic caldera rim at dawn in Santorini, December 2024.

Rooftops on the Caldera RimSantorini

A black-and-white cat and a calico cat rest on weathered terrace benches above the Santorini caldera at dawn, December 2024.

Cats on a Weathered TerraceSantorini

A weathered stone staircase descends toward the Santorini caldera at dawn, with cobalt-blue domes and orange-lit water below.

Stone Steps Toward the CalderaSantorini

Whitewashed homes along a cliff edge at dawn in Santorini, winding stairs and curved walls in the foreground, December 2024.

Homes Along the Cliff EdgeSantorini