Childhood, Memory and Summer in Greece for K Magazine Cover

My photograph on the latest cover of K Magazine of Kathimerini.

The article writen by Dionysis Marinos, Looks back at one of the most familiar and emotionally charged experiences of the Greek summer: the family holiday home. Under the title «Σαν το εξοχικό δεν έχει!» (“There’s Nothing Like the Summer House”), the feature explores the memories, rituals and sense of freedom connected with the places where generations of Greeks spent their childhood summers.

The story brings together the personal memories of two writers, one journalist and four actors. Through their individual stories, the holiday home becomes much more than a second residence. It is a place associated with family, friendship and the feeling of returning somewhere familiar. From the gardens of Evia and the beaches of the Cyclades to Crete, Loutraki, Aegina and Paros, the contributors recall long days outdoors, games, shared meals, sleeping under the stars and the simple freedom that defined summer childhood.

The article also reflects on the particular place of the exochiko in Greek culture. For decades, owning or sharing a holiday home became part of the Greek idea of summer—a place where families gathered and where memories were built collectively. Today, as travel habits and economic realities change, these homes continue to represent an alternative to conventional tourism: a familiar space opened to friends and relatives, where the experience of summer is shaped as much by the people as by the destination.

For me, it was a particular honour to have one of my photographs selected for the cover of this issue of Kappa Magazine. It is one of my favorite summer photographs ever made. A portrait photograph of little girl running outside a basic vacation home in Sifnos Island Greece captured in 2015, brings me back childhood memories like a journey through time. A return to a simpler, more carefree way of spending the summer, when holidays were about freedom, innocence and simplicity. That kind of carefree life, today feels almost like a luxury and those who are fortunate enough to experience it and share it with their children, are truly privileged people.

The image of a child running in front of a white Cycladic house captures a spontaneous and fleeting moment, but also reflects the central idea of the story: the freedom, movement and carefree spirit associated with childhood summers in Greece. As the visual introduction to the entire issue, the photograph became an important part of communicating its theme before the reader even opened the magazine.

The issue was published as K Magazine No. 1.211, with Kathimerini, on 15–16 August 2026.