I understood that I must first answer this question as honestly as possible (to answer me first) and then click on the subscribe button!

So I thought about how many of the conditions required to be a photographer I meet ...

• I have a decent camera
• I have a smartphone with pretty good cameras
• I have pretty good eyesight
• I like photographic art and I have seen many works made by famous photographers
• I like to take photos, a lot of photos ...

... but I have minimal knowledge of photographic technique and I probably make a lot of mistakes that bother professionals.

The answer I gave myself is that, yes I'm a photographer, if that means taking photos! I am a photographer just like hundreds of millions of people on this earth who have at least one smartphone ... but to be more than that I have to learn both technique and photographic art.

My hope is that I will be able to learn from the experience of my colleagues, that I will understand and apply. I know many colleagues who are exceptional photographers and I hope to find them all here.Thanks in advance!

Because I really like the sea, especially the sea in Greece, I have a lot of photos. I chose some of them for this first post.

These photos were taken on Thassos Island where we spent our summer vacation for the last three years. Although I really want to go there again this year, I'm afraid it will be quite difficult, especially due to the restrictions related to covid19.