In the early 1960s, Constantine Manos spent three years living in Greece and working as a photographer under the auspices of the prestigious agency Magnum Photos. His long out-of-print book A Greek Portfolio represents an impromptu pictorial account of Manos’s travels through rural Greece and the Greek islands.
A Greek Portfolio was first published in 1972; the limited first edition has since become a much sought-after collector’s item. Upon publication, the work received awards at Arles and at the Leipzig Book Fair.
This new edition has been enhanced through the addition of eight previously unpublished images and a new foreword. Today, Manos is one of the most famous photographers alive and his images appear in worldwide collections and top museums including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Our 10 Favorite Photos from A Greek Portfolio
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I keep trying to send these awesome pics via e-mail to other members of my family who were in Greece in 1967. I hover over e-mail but nothing happens! Please help.
Copy the URL link and send them the link
The 2nd to last photo captioned “Mykonos. 1967. Repairing fishnets” is not repairing fishing nets but putting hooks on a fishing line. They still do this today.
All titles are by the photographer as he experienced it.
Marvelous, evocative photographs. Thank you.