Field notes from a life in transit ●  currently: Greece

Sofia Costa

I photograph slow mornings, long light, and the places in between.

August 2026
samaria gorge dawn hike: Narrow towering rock walls of Samaria Gorge in Crete at early morning, pebble riverbed below, cool b
Walking the Samaria Gorge at first light. № 165 · place study · 8 August 2026
rethymno crete sunset rooftop: Silhouette of the Fortezza fortress in Rethymno, Crete against a fading golden sky, old town l
Sofia Costa · 35mm№164 → Greece

№ 164  ·  Greece  ·  7 August 2026

Sunset in Rethymno: Rooftop Raki and the Fortezza at Dusk

Watching the Fortezza fortress go dark from a Rethymno rooftop, raki in hand. A slow evening in Crete, shot on 35mm film.

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elafonisi beach early morning: Empty Elafonisi beach in Crete at early morning, pink-tinged sand meeting a turquoise lagoon,
Sofia Costa · 35mm№163 → Greece

№ 163  ·  Greece  ·  7 August 2026

Elafonisi at Dawn: Pink Sand and Empty Shoreline in Crete

Elafonisi before the crowds. Pink sand, still lagoon, no one. Sofia Costa on why some mornings in Crete ask nothing of you.

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rethymno crete evening harbor: Small glass of raki on a low wooden table at the edge of Rethymno's Venetian harbor at dusk, l
Sofia Costa · 35mm№162 → Greece

№ 162  ·  Greece  ·  6 August 2026

Dusk on the Venetian Harbor: Slow Evenings in Rethymno, Crete

Raki at dusk on the old Venetian harbor in Rethymno, Crete. Stone walls, salt air, a lighthouse going gold. A slow evening, no plans.

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samaria gorge dawn hike: Narrow Samaria Gorge in Crete with towering rock walls on both sides, a pebble riverbed in soft earl
Sofia Costa · 35mm№161 → Greece

№ 161  ·  Greece  ·  6 August 2026

Five in the Morning at the Samaria Gorge Entrance

Walking the Samaria Gorge at dawn. Cold air, pebble riverbed, 300-meter walls. A quiet morning in Crete, shot on 35mm film.

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rethymno crete evening: Rooftop view of Rethymno old town at dusk with the Fortezza fortress silhouetted against fading golde
Sunset from a Rethymno rooftop. № 160 · place study · 5 August 2026
crete mountain village breakfast: Rustic table at a Cretan mountain kafeneion with dakos rusk, tomato, and myzithra cheese, o
Sofia Costa · 35mm№159 → Greece

№ 159  ·  Greece  ·  5 August 2026

Cretan Mountain Breakfast: Dakos, Raki, and Slow Mornings

A 9am raki, dakos on the table, old men playing cards. A slow morning in a Cretan mountain kafeneion, shot on 35mm film.

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chania harbor dusk photography: Venetian lighthouse and pastel buildings along Chania harbor reflected in perfectly still wat
Sofia Costa · 35mm№158 → Greece

№ 158  ·  Greece  ·  4 August 2026

Chania Harbor at Dusk: Slow Travel Photography in Crete

The Venetian harbor of Chania at dusk, shot on 35mm. Pastel stone, mirror water, and the kind of stillness Crete keeps for the end of the day.

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samaria gorge dawn hike: Narrow Samaria Gorge in Crete at early morning, towering pale rock walls on both sides, pebble river
Sofia Costa · 35mm№157 → Greece

№ 157  ·  Greece  ·  4 August 2026

Samaria Gorge Before the Sun Reaches the Bottom

Walking the Samaria Gorge at first light. Cold air, pebble riverbed, 300-meter walls. A quiet morning in Crete, on film.

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pyrgos santorini taverna: Small outdoor taverna table with fresh grilled fish and white wine in Pyrgos village, Santorini, wa
Sofia Costa · 35mm№156 → Greece

№ 156  ·  Greece  ·  3 August 2026

Dinner in Pyrgos: Santorini's Quietest Village After Dark

A quiet dinner in Pyrgos, Santorini's highest village. Fresh fish, local wine, no crowd. The Greece that doesn't make the postcards.

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oia santorini early morning: White-walled buildings and blue-domed churches along the Oia cliff path in Santorini, empty walk
Santorini's blue domes at 9am, no crowds. № 155 · place study · 3 August 2026
santorini blue hour caldera: Whitewashed terrace in Santorini at blue hour with a plate of tomatokeftedes and a glass of whit
Sofia Costa · 35mm№154 → Greece

№ 154  ·  Greece  ·  2 August 2026

Blue Hour in Santorini: Dinner on the Caldera at Dusk

Tomatokeftedes and white wine on a whitewashed terrace as the Santorini caldera fades to indigo. A slow evening, no agenda.

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Where the film has been
"I travel slowly, shoot on film, and write down what the light was doing. This journal is where the frames land, two a day, wherever I happen to wake up."

Sofia Costa · film photographer · permanently in transit

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