Tag: Athens

I usually pass through Athens during peak summer season, with the city being treated as little more than a transit point as I escape the urban heat and head for the coastline. A recent wedding commission meant that i’d be heading over to Greece in the shoulder season of May. Cooler temperatures and quieter streets meant that I was able to fully explore Athens on three separate occasions, getting to know my way around the city a little more each time.Staying with a Athens based artist (who also happens to be my girlfriends cousin), I got to see some of the local sides to the city. I was keen to check out the quasi autonomous anarchist neighbourhood of Exarchia, where heavily politicised graffiti is on display. A lot of the artwork revolves around the economic downfall, with drug use being an expression of some austerity-hit youths and scarily on display in the streets.Here’s a few shots captured around the city.