During my travels across Greece for the Mitos Project, one moment always stayed with me.
After each portrait session, when the women removed their traditional garments and returned in their contemporary clothing, I often felt as though I was standing before a different person.
Something seemed to shift beyond appearance alone -in posture, in gaze, in presence.
From this observation, Duality was born.
This evolving chapter of the Mitos Project explores the visual and psychological transformation between inherited identity and contemporary selfhood. Through paired portraits of the same woman, photographed in identical composition and posture, the series examines how clothing, tradition, and cultural memory shape not only how we are seen, but how we embody ourselves.
At its core, Duality poses a question:
How much of who we are truly belongs to us, and how much to what we wear, inherit, and embody?
photographed in traditional Pontic bridal attire and contemporary clothing. 2026.
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GREECE. Attica, Acharnes. Sofia, 12 years old, of Pontic Greek descent,
photographed in traditional Pontic attire and contemporary clothing. 2026.
photographed in traditional Pontic attire and contemporary clothing. 2026.
photographed in traditional Pontic attire and contemporary clothing. 2026.
photographed in traditional Pontic attire and a judo uniform. 2026.
