ETHOS

ANOTHER SIDE OF GREECE

Exploring the faith and community of Greece’s extraordinary folk culture in the XXI century.

Michael Pappas make images of customs and traditional events in Greece. 
His images are being published internationally, including VOGUE, New York Times, National Geographic, VICE US and more.

The exhibition at the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture in Athens and at the Musée Fragonard in the world’s perfume capital in Grasse, France presented for the first time to the public, images that the photographer have made over the last years during his visits to traditional events in Greece.

His love of human-centered pictures, as well as rural Greece, prompted to create images during local traditional events and to produce a more experiential work. His goal is to see all these traditional events up close so that he can show them to the general public through the art of photography.


Rating: 5 out of 5.

Michael Pappas portfolio reflect the complexity and richness of modern Greek culture, displaying a mix of rituals that may be Orthodox, Pagan or syncretistic in origin.”
ON ART AND AESTHETICS.

“The images we have seen are absolutely brilliant.”
BENAKI MUSEUM

“Regard photographique sur les coutumes grecques au XXI siècle”
MUSÉE JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD


EXHIBITHIONS
-THE BENAKI MUSEUM OF GREEK CULTURE. GREECE. ATHENS. NOV6 2018 – JAN13 2019. ETHOS.
-MUSÉE FRAGONARD. FRANCE. GRASSE. MAY25 – SEP22 2019. ETHOS.


“I am particularly delighted that the successful project ‘Ethos / Another Side of Greece’ is evolving into a breathtaking book—an exceptional journey through the customs and traditions of another Greece.

“ANOTHER GREECE” is available for direct purchase from my publisher.
Please your order now to acquire this unique book and experience the essence of another Greece.

Thank you for being with us on this journey!”

GREECE. Euboea island. Litany of Virgin Mary at Limni village. September, 07. 2012.
August, 30. 2024.
GREECE. Aegean Sea. Dodecanese. Karpathos island. Feast of St John at Avlona village. August, 30. 2024.