Klez Brandar's Single Cover
From the very first frame, Klez's presence felt cinematic. A guy that could be transformed in any character. The light and locations I chose took inspiration from his energy—strong, dramatic, but with tender vulnerability. In some shots, he stands in sharp contrast to the city’s architectural textures, while in others, softer tones soften his expression. This duality mirrors the tension in his artistic persona: the actor’s readiness to perform, and the musician’s openness to feel.
Each portrait also acts as a visual echo of his sound. Klez’s music is thoughtful and layered. I interpreted that by using lighting and framing that give depth—sometimes isolating him against negative space, other times embedding him in the urban fabric. The result feels like a series of stills from a short film about his life and art.
Given Klez Brandar's versatility, these images work on multiple levels. They’re powerful enough to serve as album artwork or Spotify single covers, but also intimate enough to stand as actor headshots.
As an portrait photographer, I always look for that synergy, when the subject’s inner world and the visual environment connect and told a story. One of sound and space, of performance and presence, a visual refrain of his artistry.
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Culture Waks in Athens for Greece is
On a photography assignment in Athens for Greece Is magazine, I embarked on a culture walk in Athens that transcended the usual tourist route. My camera traced hidden alleys, bold street art, and architectural dialogues between ancient and contemporary — a visual narrative of a city in constant evolution. The resulting reportaz ties together art, memory, and modern identity, through a lens both curious and observant.
Starting from the pulse of Syntagma and the National Gardens, the walk led me through neighborhoods where walls speak louder than guides. Graffiti, murals, fragments of modern sculpture — all part of Athens’ living canvas. In this journey I was particularly drawn to EMST, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, whose curatorial vision anchors Athens’ dialogue with international art discourses. The museum, housed in the former FIX brewery, hosts a permanent collection of 172 works by 78 Greek and international artists, including Costas Varotsos, whose glass “Varotsos Runner” sculpture punctuates the cityscape with spectral motion.
My lens captured how Varotsos’s The Runner (Δρομέας) seems to sprint through urban time — a fitting symbol for a city always in flux. At one point, I paused in front of its fractured glass plates, letting light refract into visions of Athens’ past and possible futures.
Among the highlights was a striking work by Athens-based artist INO, whose large-scale graffiti injects social commentary and a bold visual identity into the city’s urban fabric
Throughout the walk, I also reflected on how the journalistic and cultural ecosystems intersect. My images will accompany the Greece Is story, contributing to its immersive quality, while I aim to engage larger audiences—readers of Kathimerini will recognize the city’s ongoing conversation with culture and reportage.
