Landscapes — Thanos Paraskevopoulos Photography - Astrophotography | Landscape | Travel | Night Sky | Landscape | Travel Photography

Landscapes

As a child, I had an endless curiosity about nature and physics. At a later stage, this curiosity transcribed into a limitless thirst for exploring and enjoying the outdoors. Even though I was born in an area that is located close to the sea, I feel more of myself up in the mountains, where I have taken some of my most beautiful and pristine landscape images.

Orion Belt Over Helmos Mountain

This was another great moment when I was on mount Olympus. The sun was about to set behind the peaks and the light beams that passed through them were hitting the hills creating a very dramatic and contrasty scenery. For this reason, while I was proc

Smolikas Dragonlake

Mount Taygetos is the highest mountain on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. In classical mythology, it was associated with the nymph Taygete and it was named after her. One of the most intriguing aspects of Taygetos is the phenomenon of t

Hope.

If I could correlate the world with a thick forest, it would have tall and mature trees, that are gluttonous for light leaving a thick shadow underneath. This affects any smaller tree that's growing under this shadow. Sometimes, it is a game-c

At the beginning of the year, we spent a few days in the beautiful village of Dimitsana. During our stay, we decided to enjoy a five-hour hike from Dimitsana to Stemnitsa, a distance of around 13 km. The weather conditions were ideal for outdoor acti

This is the village of Vatheia, the ghost village on the peninsula of Mani in Peloponnese, Greece. The village itself is perched on a hilltop overlooking the surrounding area. Like many of the buildings in Mani, especially in the older villages, most

After a short hike on Mount Penteleia, we reached a plateau that offered us the most beautiful view of the day; cloud inversion. We weren't able to see anything else but the mountain peaks, when suddenly, the clouds started to move quickly, revealing

Before I went to mount Olympus, I had imagined some images that I'd like to be able to capture (for example the peaks above the clouds). Having done a quite well scouting, I knew the what, the where and the which lens will I use to shoot each of the

When the sun is close to the horizon, it's light creates a very dramatic scene full of contrast. This shot was taken at the sunrise, so the light didn't fill the whole landscape and I had the opportunity to use my telephoto lens to isolate the areas

Belt of Venus and Earth's shadow above the Saronic Gulf.

Spring is the season when nature is filled with colours and smells from the flowers. Although, what happens when it's followed by a drizzle? The colours are getting more vibrant and the smells are getting stronger in addition to the smell of the rain

Mount Taygetos is the highest mountain on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. In classical mythology, it was associated with the nymph Taygete and it was named after her. One of the most intriguing aspects of Taygetos is the phenomenon of t

Driving towards the lake Doxa, I saw this fairytale village of the flowering almond trees on the hill across. It was so beautiful that made me pull over and take this picture. The sun was quite high, although it was very interesting the way that was

Night Sky

Travel