Meteora -between Heaven and Earth

Meteora between heaven and earth

modernnomads — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:04:13 GMT

My passion for photography never left me.
Since I was young I remember myself having a photograph in my hand.
I love being outdoors in extreme environments or in remote lands among lost civilisations and absorb anything that happens around me.
I want to express my self though my lens and through my photographs. I studied architecture but my biggest dream was always to be part of expeditions and capture unique moments with my photograph. This is why I tried from a young age , since I was studying in the university to be part of climbing expeditions in the Himalayas , the Alps and other mountains of the world. I wish I can make my dream come true and to be assigned for an expedition like this someday. Through my photographs I want others to see how it is the world away from their offices or their known "tracks" to motivate people to have an open mind towards difference. To make people aware of how much important is for use to preserve our natural environment and protect nature. I wish I can break the barriers of what is known and go further ahead of what is believed.
I love being there and capture each single moment and through my experience to let other people see.

Photos: Meteora between Heaven and Earth

modernnomads — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:23:00 GMT

Meteora is a world known climbing destination. These mythical giant walls,of conglomerate stone, which look as if they came out from a sci fi movie or the novel from Michael Ende's “Neverending Story” are rich with history and legends. The first people who climbed there where hermits somewhere between 9th and 10th century. Climbing on these rocks was a part of the culture of the local people, who used these giant formations to protect themeselves from enemies in wars or to lay oblations to Gods. In 1975, a famous alpinist, Dietcrich Hasse with few courageous and capable alpinists opened the first climbing routes in Meteora. Since then more than 800 multipitch routes have been opened in the giant rocks of Meteora. Few months ago I was informed that a new law is under discusion which aims to forbid any climbing activity in Meteora. I decided to travel in Meteora, the sooner I could and photograph some of the most historical and dangerous routes of the area. I felt an enormous joy for being there and be able to capture these moments among friends doing what they love the most-be close to nature. The same time I felt sadness. I looked down with my photograpic camera and tryied to keep my self contained and calm as I captured the climbers 300 meters above the ground. For me,this climb was not like any other I had done before, it was a tribute to what we might loose in the near future.

Meteora between Heaven and Earth

modernnomads — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:18:00 GMT

Climbing on these rocks was a part of the culture of the local people, who used these giant formations to protect themeselves from enemies in wars or to lay oblations to Gods.

In 1975, a famous alpinist, Dietcrich Hasse with few courageous and capable alpinists opened the first climbing routes in Meteora. Since then more than 800 multipitch routes have been opened in the giant rocks of Meteora.

Few months ago I was informed that a new law is under discusion which aims to forbid any climbing activity in Meteora. I decided to travel in Meteora, the sooner I could and photograph some of the most historical and dangerous routes of the area.

I felt an enormous joy for being there and be able to capture these moments among friends doing what they love the most-be close to nature.

The same time I felt sadness. I looked down with my photograpic camera and tryied to keep my self contained and calm as I captured the climbers 300 meters above the ground. For me,this climb was not like any other I had done before, it was a tribute to what we might loose in the near future.