PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

Photo of the month for April 2024 by Lukas Vasilikos, as voted by BME members.

Some words from Lukas about the photo:

‘‘This particular photo was taken on the day of the blessing of the waters in Heraklion, Crete. Thousands of people go to the ports and the seas on this day to witness the specific tradition. It was very difficult to reach the end of the port, where dozens of winter swimmers dive to catch a cross, which is believed to bring them blessing and good luck for the entire year. When the swimmers dived in to catch the cross, this dog also jumped in because it thought those people were in danger and wanted to save them. However, the dog could not climb back onto the port by itself, so the swimmers helped it .’’

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

Photo of the month for February 2023 by Lukas Vasilikos, as voted by BME members.

Some words from Lukas about the photo:

“I took that photo in a bar in Athens last December. It is part of a project that I have been working on, focusing on the atmosphere of bars and parties.”

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

For September 2022, 2 photos shared the first place for photo of the month, as voted by BME members. This is the second of the 2 photos, by Lukas Vasilikos.

Some words from Lukas about the photo:

“I took that photo in a jazz bar in Berlin. While enjoying the music of a live band, I saw in the crowd sitting at the bar a girl with a friend. I thought her face was photographically interesting, and I approached her intending to ask her to take a picture of her. She accepted gladly, and she posed for me. Berlin 2022.”

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

Photo of the month for December 2021 by Lukas Vasilikos, as voted by BME members.

Some words from Lukas about the photo:

“This photo is part from an ongoing project shooting with expired film. In the middle of pandemic and lock down the only people that I could take photos was my family or I tried to make some portraits outside of the house. When I saw the contact sheets, I liked the look of the child and it seemed to me there was photographic interest here.”

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

Photo of the month for November 2020 by Lukas Vasilikos, as voted by BME members.

Some words from Lukas about the photo:

‘‘It was during summertime, and the setting sun was shedding its beautiful color palette everywhere. We had just got back to our hotel room, when I noticed not just that very light, but also the shapes forming at the window of the room. So, I started taking photographs of that but, at the same time, I had the feeling that something was quite not there…And there it was, resting on my daughter’s face. A few moments later, the light was gone, and the magic it had just created left with it.’’

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

Photo of the month for October 2020 by Lukas Vasilikos, as voted by BME members.

Some words from Lukas about the photo:

‘‘Τhe photo was taken at a wedding on Crete Island last summer. Every wedding is a great opportunity to take photos no questions asked; you are immersed in the process. The party that followed was full of energy; the atmosphere of the venue was illuminated with beams of light and the smoke effect made it even more interesting altogether.. What I tried to do was take advantage of the setting to compose a photograph that was to my liking.’’

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

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This is our photo of the month for January as voted by “Burn My Eye” members. As always we ask the photographer, in this case Lukas Vasilikos, to reveal the backstory of their photograph or a personal insight.

“When I was invited to my friend’s wedding in the summer of 2017, the first thing that came into my mind was that it was a great opportunity to take some photos. The wedding took place at a small church and the party was held there, at the courtyard. The man in the photograph is in fact the groom, and the cross in the photo is actually a tomb outside the church. The photo is now part of the Uncanny project, which deals with the internal fear of loss and existence.” by Lukas Vasilikos

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY LUKAS VASILIKOS

This photo owes much of its inspiration to The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. At the time I shot it I was in Lublin to attend the 2017 Eastreet photo festival. The Polish city is filled with numerous parks, many of which offer beautiful scenery, so in my mind, the walk back to my hotel presented another chance to capture something interesting. I walked through a park, absorbing the night scents and sounds. That was when I was drawn by the harsh caw of what sounded like a crow; to my amazement, there were hundreds of crows sitting in the trees. Crows are not known for the beauty of their song, but in my ears it was a mesmerizing sound which made “my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore”. Without any hesitation, I started taking multiple photos but, due to the low light conditions, I had to use slow shutter speed, thus transforming the moving birds into something entirely different from what my eyes saw. Interestingly, I went back to the park the following night at approximately the same time – however, the birds did not offer me a second go at it.  - Lukas Vasilkos