Postcards from Cape Sounion, Greece

Subjective Gaze from Sounion

On a warm April day during Easter, I arrived together with good friends. Yet much of the time, I wandered alone—taking in the place visually and with an open mind. I wasn't there to document the site or create a historical account.

This photo series is a visual meditation.
A walk through light, ruins, and memory.

Each image captures what caught my eye, in that moment, under that sky.

Cape Sounion, located south of Athens, is known for its temple dedicated to the sea god Poseidon. It is dramatically situated on a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea. The site is mentioned as early as in Homer's Odyssey and was an important religious center from the 8th century BC.

The current temple was built around 440 BC under the leadership of Pericles, after the original was destroyed during the Persian Wars. The temple is Doric in style and originally had 34 columns, 15 of which still stand today. It housed a large bronze statue of Poseidon and resembles the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens in its design.

Source: Wikipedia