Welcome to our Photo Exhibition!
Happy to host the work of people who appreciate the beauty of marine life and coastal landscapes. After 2-year work on the project, mainly focused on facts and figures, our scientific team are amazed by the spontaneous response of the public to our open call. Thank you for sharing with us your work, your enthusiasm and your thoughts…
‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever’
Jacques Yves Cousteau
Click on each photo to see photographer’s name and other info
Breeding happily, Bristle
worms Hermodice
carunculata, National Marine Park Zakynthos (Greece)
Laurent Sourbès
Quite and alone, Palasë, Himara
Haskoçela Arlinda
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Rocky Shores of the Ionian, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Çeloaliaj Odise
Brisani Bay, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Çeloaliaj Odise
Leonidas Massavetas, Biopolitics International Organisation
Leonidas Massavetas, Biopolitics International Organisation
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Charis Dimitriadis
Charis Dimitriadis
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Long journey for Lionfish (Pterois mines), Kavouritsi Vasilikos, National Marine Park Zakynthos (Greece)
Laurent Sourbès
Dragonfly flying with wooden ULM above Gerakas’ nesting beach,
National Marine Park Zakynthos (Greece)
Laurent Sourbès
Sea turtle using breaks (Caretta caretta), National Marine Park Zakynthos (Greece)
Laurent Sourbes
Playing near the sea at Gerakas
Laurent Sourbès
Blowing caper (Capparis spinosa L.) in the vicinity of Gerakas, Gerakas’ Nesting Beach, National Marine Park Zakynthos
Laurent Sourbès
Turtle’ shape, Limni Keriou – Marathonisi island, National Marine Park Zakynthos (Greece)
Laurent Sourbès
“Glines” Clay cliff under intensive erosion , Gerakas’ Nesting Beach, National Marine Park Zakynthos (Greece)
Laurent Sourbès
Octopus protesting (Octopus vulgaris)
Laurent Sourbès
Wondering Monk seal (Monachus monachus), National Marine Park Zakynthos (Greece)
Laurent Sourbès
Η ζωή είναι σαν τη θάλασσα - γεμάτη καταιγίδες
Άνθρωπε, έχε το νου σου: η καταιγίδα τσακίζει τα πλοία.
Όταν πέσει η νύχτα, μην το οδηγείς με βιάση,
Ψάξε την άγκυρα της σωτηρίας - τη σωτηρία θά βρεις...
Μα αν το τέλος της νύχτας δεν μπορείς να δεις
Και δίχως άγκυρα μέσα στη νύχτα πλέεις,
Ρίξου στη θάλασσα χωρίς δεύτερη σκέψη!
Το κύμα θα σε ξεβράσει και ας χαθεί το πλοίο!
Αλεξαντρ Μλοκ
AVANTGARDE
Shades of turquoise, Drimadhes, Himara
Haskoçela Arlinda
Pamja e akrokerauneve, Palasë, Himara
Haskoçela Arlinda
Gjipe Canion, Gjipe Beach, Himara
Haskoçela Arlinda
Uninvited, Protected Landscape Vjose-Narta
Seferi Artion
Fighting fire, Protected Landscape Vjose-Narta
Seferi Artion
Nature Art Work, Protected Landscape Vjose-Narta
Seferi Artion
Zverneci Beach, Zverneci
Seferi Artion
Vlora Bay, Vlora Bay
Seferi Artion
Wetland, Protected Landscape Vjose-Narta
Seferi Artion
A shy octopus
- Octopus vulgaris,
Grama Bay, Himara
Meniko Nikolla
Sarpa Salpa - Colorful reefs around Grama Bay, Grama bay, Himara
Meniko Nikolla
Aplysina aerophoba
Bright yellow sponges, Porto Palermo, Himara
Meniko Nikolla
Charis Dimitriadis
Charis Dimitriadis
Charis Dimitriadis
Charis Dimitriadis
Charis Dimitriadis
Rhizostoma pulmo
Charis Dimitriadis
Parazoanthus axinellae (Zoantharia) - A sponge's epibiotic animal, like a flower
George Skoufas
Caulerpa racemosa, Zante (Laganas bay)
George Skoufas
Protula tubularia (Polychaeta Sedentaria)
George Skoufas
Chiton olivaceus (Mollusca Polyplacophora) - Εight protective plates
George Skoufas
Caulerpa racemosa close to Echinaster sepositus, Zante (Laganas bay)
George Skoufas
Coris julis (PISCES) - An ordinary unknown fish. Male with straight dorsal fin, indicative of dominance behavior
George Skoufas
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Xyrichthys novacula (PISCES) - A common fish that no one pays attention to despite its beautiful colors. You will find it in the sand. A male in breeding season
George Skoufas
Seriola dumerilii (PISCES) - An impressive Mediterranean predator
George Skoufas
Caretta caretta - Τhe most common sea turtle in the Greek seas, in an unusual position at the bottom
George Skoufas
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmis' Natural History Museum
Όταν αφήνεις πίσω τόσα πολλά,
Και ιδιαίτερα έναν τόσο βαθύ πόνο,
Μην περιμένεις βοήθεια από κανένα,
Πάρε πλοίο και για θάλασσα τράβα.
Πολύ πιο μεγάλη είναι, πιο βαθιά.
Η υπεροχή αυτή
Δεν είναι και τόσο ευχάριστη.
Αν είναι, όμως, να αισθανθείς ορφάνια,
Κάνε το καλύτερα στον τόπο,
Που σε αναστατώνει
Χωρίς να σε πληγώνει.
Ιωσήφ Μπρόντσκι AVANTGARDE
At Daphni Beach
Katerina Karditsa
At Daphni Beach
Katerina Karditsa
Ο ήλιος και τ’ άστρα στου πελάγου τα βάθη,
ο ήλιος και τ’ άστρα ψηλά στο γαλάζιο.
Αιώνια θάλασσα,
στον ήλιο και τ’ άστρα να δοθώ άσε με,
της νύχτας το σύθαμπο, της αυγής το χαμόγελο
να καθρεφτίζουν στο βλέμμα μου άσε.
Αιώνια θάλασσα,
τον πόνο μου πάρε, γιάνε, διάλυσε,
την καρδιά με την άλμη σου πότισε,
τη σιωπή με τη βοή σου ξεκούρασε.
Αιώνια θάλασσα,
Στα νερά σου παραδίδω το πνεύμα μου αδύναμο!
Μαρίνα Τσβετάγιεβα AVANTGARDE
Ο ήλιος αγαπά τη θάλασσα κι η θάλασσα τον ήλιο...
Το άστρο φωτεινό τα κύματα χαϊδεύουν,
Στον αμφορέα του ονείρου το βυθίζουν.
Μα σαν ξυπνώ: ο ήλιος λάμπει πάλι!
Τη θάλασσα λατρεύει, την πιστεύει
Δεν την κατηγορεί, δεν κατακρίνει...
Αυτό ισχύει και θα ισχύει πάντα,
Η δύναμη του ήλιου δε μετριέται...
Ίγκορ Σεβεριάνιν
AVANTGARDE
Αϋπνία, Όμηρος. Φούσκωσαν τα πανιά.
Τη λίστα των καραβιών στη μέση έχω αφήσει.
Των γερανών το τρένο, που έχει ξεκινήσει
Απ΄την Ελλάδα κάποτε παλιά.
Σαν σμήνος γερανών σε χώρα μακρινή,
Ο θεϊκός αφρός τους βασιλιάδες ραίνει -
Πού πλέετε; Αν δεν ήταν η Ελένη,
Την Τροία τι την θέλατε, Αχαιοί;
Θάλασσα, Όμηρος - ο έρως τους κινεί.
Ποιον άραγε ν΄ακούσω; Ο Όμηρος σωπαίνει.
Κι η μαύρη θάλασσα πολυλογεί, βαραίνει
Και πλησιάζει με βουή την προσκεφαλή.
Όσιπ Μάντελσταμ
AVANTGARDE
Hold on me, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Bedinaj Labrina
My Himara, Winter season in Himara. Relaxing view after a hard-working day
Dulaj Uran
Colors of the Ionian, Livadh, Himara
Dulaj Uran
Towards sustainability, Livadh, Himara
Dulaj Uran
Environmental Education activities - Beach cleaning, Louros
Valli Anna
Untitled, Gerakas Beach
Stephie Grape
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Anastasios Visvardis, Environmental Education Center of Lithakia (Zakynthos)
Dafina Bay, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Çeloaliaj Odise
Saint Jan, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Çeloaliaj Odise
Quarantine Days, Orikumi Lagoon, Vlora Bay
Çeloaliaj Odise
The land of Nature, Vlora Bay
Çeloaliaj Odise
Human footprint, Canion of Gjipe, Himara
Çeloaliaj Odise
Grama Bay, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Çeloaliaj Odise
Aquaculture, Vlora bay
Çeloaliaj Odise
Coastal Area of Dafni beach,, Zakynthos
Stelios Petrakis
Coastal Area of Dafni beach,, Zakynthos
Stelios Petrakis
Mediterranean Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii)
Mediterranean endemic
Anastasios Sakoulis, Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece
Orikum lagoon -Vlore, Albania Orikum lagoon,Vlore (Albania)
Rineldi Xhelilaj
Brataj bridge-cultural monument, Albania
Rineldi Xhelilaj
Shushica River, Vlore (Albania)
Rineldi Xhelilaj
Marmiroi Church - cultural monument, Albania
Rineldi Xhelilaj
Karaburun Sazan Marine National Park, Albania
Rineldi Xhelilaj
Palasa delta, Albania
Rineldi Xhelilaj
Haxhi Ali Cave Natural monument, Albania
Rineldi Xhelilaj
The black hole, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
The farewell, (a 2000 years old scripture in Grama Bay where a kid waves goodbye to a travelling ship), Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
Towards the light, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
Algae association, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
Lithophyllum byssoides, a velvet trottoir - Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
Enlighten my way, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
Cystoseira amentacea forest, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
Lost in a heavenly labyrinth, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Sadikllari Laureta
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Kakoliris Spyros - Gkinakou Artemis
Environmental Education activities to schools - Beach cleaning, East Kalamaki, Zakynthos
Elpiniki Kalli
Environmental Education activities to schools - Beach cleaning, Sekania, Zakynthos
Elpiniki Kalli
Environmental public awareness - Public Nest excavation, Laganas, Zakynthos
Elpiniki Kalli
Environmental public awareness - Local products exhibition in Zakynthos, Zakynthos town
Elpiniki Kalli
Monitoring activities - Placing temperature data loggers in nest, West Kalamaki, Zakynthos
Elpiniki Kalli
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Elena Efraimiadou, Horizon, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation
Together, Vlora Bay
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Mountains are calling, Vlora Bay
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Signs of time, Vlora Bay
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Foreign water bodies, Vlora Bay
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
The wind, Karaburun
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Seagulls, Radhima
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
New life, Radhima
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Tomorrow will be better, Orikum
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Human Invasion,Vlora Bay
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Twilight, Vlora Bay
Berdo Asia
copyright @aisiphotography9
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Alexandros Emmanouilidis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Alexandros Emmanouilidis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Mavra Stithou, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Marathonisi
Dionisis Fournogerakis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Bay of Laganas
Dionisis Fournogerakis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
End of Season, Kalamaki
Dionisis Fournogerakis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Caretta caretta
Dionisis Fournogerakis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Kalamaki
Dionisis Fournogerakis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Alexandros Emmanouilidis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Alexandros Emmanouilidis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Alexandros Emmanouilidis, Club UNESCO Zakynthos
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos),
A wader that feels comfortable at the coastal areas of Zakynthos, as well as at its’ wetlands.
Michalis Kotsakis - Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
The most common species of seagull. The Yellow-legged Gull, could not be missing from an island destination such as Zakynthos!
Lila Simitzi, Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece
Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris Diomedea)
Pelagic seabirds that overwinter in the South Atlantic and nest on uninhabited islets and islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
The isolated colony at Strofadia islands in the southern Ionian Sea is probably the largest colony of the species in the Mediterranean (5,000 - 6,000 pairs).
Jakob Fric - Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Anastasios Sakoulis, Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece
Fight for prey! Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis)
Aris Christidis, Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece
Minas, a 5th Grade pupil, wearing a Yellow-legged Gull mask says “Hello!”
Environmental Education for seabird conservation
Roula Trigou, Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece
Ρίζες χαράς
Ρυάκια, βουνά
πράσινο, γαλάζιο
όλα συγχρόνως
ποτίζουν τις ρίζες της χαράς
που είναι φυτρωμένες μες τη γή
ποίημα της Αγνής Βλαβιανού Αρβανίτη, ποιητική συλλογή Ρίζες, 1982, Αθήνα
Δημήτρης Πατσαλίδης, Biopolitics International Organisation
Ρίζες χαράς
Ρυάκια, βουνά
πράσινο, γαλάζιο
όλα συγχρόνως
ποτίζουν τις ρίζες της χαράς
που είναι φυτρωμένες μες τη γή
ποίημα της Αγνής Βλαβιανού Αρβανίτη, ποιητική συλλογή Ρίζες, 1982, Αθήνα
Δημήτρης Πατσαλίδης, Biopolitics International Organisation
¨Post-cards: I, II, III and ΙV¨ Mixed media, overpainted postcards 10*15 each
Three old postcards of Zakynthos island that date from 1980s become the new statement of a summer colorful reference to blue color: overpainted, old lithographs are mixed with sketches of shells and collage while blue on the sun or the sea waters overflows. The artist sends a message to himself at the last one postcard- with an open shell and a tribute to what blue semiotics are. Blue for pain, blue for the open sky or the waters where we come from. A reference to the changes of time, passages from the era of 1980 till 2020 where coronovirus has altered the way of living of man. Nature will always wait for us. Blue will always be there/The island will be there. Nature will wait just a little longer.
Konstantinos Stoupathis
Art Conservator/President of Helmis Natural History Museum of Zakynthos
Detail of the eye Octopus vulgaris (Mollusca Cephalopoda)
George Skoufas
A symbiotic relationship between a crustacean (Dardanus calidus), an anemone (Calliactis parasitica) and a gastropod's empty shell
George Skoufas
Flooding, Protected Landscape Vjose-Narta
Seferi Artion
Sunset in Karaburun-Sazan MPA, Karaburun Sazan MPA
Hysolakoj Nexhip
The wave, Palasë, Himara
Haskoçela Arlinda
Panagiotis Chelmis, Chelmi's Natural History Museum