Pages

Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Sunday, October 20, 2013

A Greek Crisis Wedding Redux

It's not your typical wedding reception venue, but the warm glow of the petrol pumps, the sturdy dance floor and the soft breeze from the Gulf of Corinth beat a soggy marquee in Surrey hands down. And the view is tremendous: you can just see the spectacular Rio-Antirio bridge, which links the Peloponnese to the Greek mainland, illuminated in the background. Belgian photographer Nick Hannes stumbled on this forecourt last October, 2012 while working on a larger project, documenting the modern Mediterranean. When he explained he was a photographer, the wedding party welcomed him in and plied him with drinks. He stayed until 3 a.m.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thenationalherald.com