Simonopetra Monastery, Mount Athos; Limited Edition 1 of 5 Photograph

Mount Athos, commonly referred to in Greece as the Holy Mountain, is a semi-autonomous monastic "republic" on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is the holiest place for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, as opposed to Rome, which comes top for Roman Catholics. According to the legend, the Virgin Mary came to Mount Athos and asked her Son to grant it to her as the Garden of the Mother of God. Mount Athos has been inhabited since ancient times and is known for its nearly 1,800-year continuous Christian presence and its long historical monastic traditions, which date back to at least 800 A.D. and the Byzantine era. Today, over 2,000 monks from Greece and many other Eastern Orthodox countries, such as Romania, Moldova, Georgia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Russia, live an ascetic life in Athos, isolated from the rest of the world. The Athonite monasteries feature a rich collection of well-preserved artefacts, rare books, ancient documents, and artworks of immense historical value, and Mount Athos has been listed as a World Heritage Site since 1988. Although Mount Athos is technically part of the European Union like the rest of Greece, the status of the Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, and the jurisdiction of the Athonite institutions, were expressly described and ratified upon admission of Greece to the European Community (precursor to the EU). The free movement of people and goods in its territory is prohibited. Visitors need a special visa, and no women or female animals (except cats) are allowed. The last time a woman set foot on the Holy Mountain was reputedly in the 11th century. Whilst in my work I use digital Canons and Nikons and Fujis and the out-of-camera files are being put through Lightroom and Photoshop, I always limit post-processing to the absolute minimum, in an attempt to retain as much as possible of the original atmosphere. To put it in another way, what you see is largely what I saw and experienced in real life at the time the original photograph was taken. This is the first of a series of a five-print limited edition. It is sized 16x24' and is printed on high-quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 100% Cotton 310gsm paper. Titled, numbered and signed in pencil by the artist. The artwork ships in a box.

Photography:Digital on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:24 W x 16 H x 0.1 D in

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