John Sheldon's photos with the keyword: Cyclades

A 2100 year old Hellenistic Greek mosaic floor depicting the god Dionysos as a winged daimon riding on a tiger. In the House of Dionysos at Delos in the Cyclades Islands, Greece. It is believed that this is the floor of a 'pool' which, when filled with water, cooled and freshened the breeze blowing through the house. DNG from 2018 processed (fairly aggressively) in 2022 using Affinity Photo software.

... from 2100 years ago. A reconstructed Hellenistic Greek mosaic depicting the god Dionysos as a winged daimon riding on a tiger, from the House of Dionysos at Delos in the Cyclades Islands, Greece. The original is dated to the late 2nd century BCE. DNG from 2018 processed (gently) in 2022 using Affinity Photo software.

A friendly Naxian cat sits at a cafe table in Naxos town, island of Naxos.

The church of Αγία Ειρήνη (Saint Irene) is picked out by the bright Aegean sunshine. The Island of Ios in the Cyclades, the area pictured is on the outskirts of the town of Ios, also known as Chora.

Was there anyone behind me also taking photographs?

Looking over the marina towards the Barbarosa bar/restaurant. Naoussa on the Island of Paros in the Cyclades.

Naxos town on the island of Naxos. Looking towards the eastern shore of the island of Paros in the Cyclades.

I love work, I could watch it all day.

Workshop at Folklore Art Museum Of Cycladic Civilization at Alyki, Paros, Cyclades. Benetos Skiadas, a fisherman by trade, managed to revive the Greek Tradition by creating his unique, functional and hand made miniatures using materials only from the Cycladic land.

An inlet of the Aegean Sea at the small village of Naoussa, on the north coast of the Island of Paros. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin can be seen to the right of the picture.

A dwelling in the maze of narrow, winding streets in the village of Naoussa, to the north of the island of Paros in the Cyclades.

Garden 'work in progress' at the church of Panagia Ekatontapiliani in Parikia, Paros.

Parikia is the main town in the island of Paros in the Cyclades. The church in which this ancient font is preserved is one of the most important Christian monuments in Greece. The original church was constructed in the 4th century A.D. Many reformations were performed through centuries and today the church is a complex of Paleochristian, Byzantine and post-Byzantine elements. The name Ekatontapiliani means 'the Church with the hundred doors'. According to tradition, the church has 99 doors and a secret door will open when the church of Hagia Sofia in Constantinople becomes Orthodox Christian again. The ancient Baptistery in which the cruciform font is situated dates back to the 4th century. It is said to be the most ancient and the best preserved baptistery of the orthodox Christian East. It was, obviously, designed for the use of adults wishing to be baptised as Christians.

Parikia is the main town in the island of Paros in the Cyclades. The older part of the town consists of many narrow, winding streets.

Alyki is a village on the southern tip of Paros, an island in the Cyclades. This wall niche was probably intended to hold a religious image or icon. There are many such niches in this part of the world, and most of them still serve their original purpose.

Alyki is a village on the southern tip of Paros, an island in the Cyclades. The ground is dry, and water is precious. There are strong winds from the sea which help to keep the temperatures down. These may however have a drying effect on the crops wich can be seen in the field beyond the tree.

Picture taken from the coast at Alyki, a village on the southern tip of Paros, an island in the Cyclades.

Alyki is a village on the southern tip of Paros, an island in the Cyclades. The ground is dry, and water is precious. The majority of the buildings are white, which presumably helps to keep the internal temperatures down. Photographers have to be aware of 'dynamic range' issues.