{"product_id":"black-white-photography-book-karpathos-greece-george-tatakis","title":"Photography Book – Olympos: From Karpathos Island to Byzantium","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlympos: From Karpathos Island to Byzantium is a hardcover black and white photography book by George Tatakis. It documents the traditions, everyday life and cultural identity of Olympos, Karpathos, with introductions by Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou and Evmorfa Diakogeorgiou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis photography book presents a structured study of Olympos, a village in the north of Karpathos, through long-term observation and documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work focuses on the continuity of a living system. It examines how identity is maintained across generations, both within the village and across its diaspora. The material is grounded in ethnographic context, informed by decades of academic research and local knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book follows the structure of everyday life and ritual. It documents religious cycles, communal celebrations, and social practices, alongside the material culture that supports them. Clothing, architecture, music, and gesture are treated as interconnected elements within a unified framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA central theme is the condition of Olympos as a “memory place.” Migration, depopulation, and return shape the way traditions are preserved and performed. The work records both continuity and change, without isolating one from the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographic approach is direct and consistent. Black and white is used to reduce information to structure, allowing emphasis on form, repetition, and relationship across the sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes introductory texts by Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou and Evmorfa Diakogeorgiou, providing anthropological and cultural context to the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted as a high-quality hardcover photography book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Hardcover edition\u003cbr\u003e• Black and white photographic essay\u003cbr\u003e• Includes two scholarly introductions\u003cbr\u003e• Focused on Olympos, Karpathos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in standard format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Tatakis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530317353299,"sku":"OLYMPOS-BOOK","price":54.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/0632\/1823\/files\/Cover-product-Vsmall-4to3.png?v=1700480258","url":"https:\/\/checkout.tatakis.com\/products\/black-white-photography-book-karpathos-greece-george-tatakis","provider":"George Tatakis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}