Field notes from a life in transit ●  currently: Greece

Sofia Costa

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

August 2026
oia santorini morning photography: Blue-domed churches and white cubic houses of Oia cascading down the Santorini caldera, de
Sofia Costa · 35mm№153 → Greece

№ 153  ·  Greece  ·  2 August 2026

Morning in Oia: Santorini's Caldera on 35mm Film

Santorini at 09:20, no tourists in frame. Blue domes, white walls, and the Aegean far below. Shot on 35mm by Sofia Costa.

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oia santorini early morning: White-walled buildings and blue domes of Oia village in Santorini along cliff edge, clean early
Sofia Costa · 35mm№151 → Greece

№ 151  ·  Greece  ·  1 August 2026

The Santorini I Almost Skipped: Oia at Seven

Santorini's blue domes at 8am, no crowds, no filter. A slow walk through Oia in clean Mediterranean light, shot on 35mm film.

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July 2026
santorini blue hour caldera: Whitewashed terrace in Santorini at blue hour with a plate of tomatokeftedes and a glass of whit
A whitewashed terrace, cold wine, tomatokeftedes, and the caldera fading to indigo. № 150 · place study · 31 July 2026
santorini wine tasting assyrtiko: Low basket-trained Assyrtiko grapevines curling over black volcanic soil at a Santorini vin
Sofia Costa · 35mm№149 → Greece

№ 149  ·  Greece  ·  31 July 2026

Santorini Wine Tasting: Assyrtiko Vines on Volcanic Soil

Late morning at a Santorini vineyard. Low basket-trained vines, black volcanic soil, crisp Assyrtiko, and the sea at the edge of everything.

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santorini sunset film photography: Whitewashed buildings of Santorini clinging to caldera cliffs glowing pink-gold at sunset,
Sofia Costa · 35mm№148 → Greece

№ 148  ·  Greece  ·  30 July 2026

Santorini at Sunset: The Caldera in Fading Light on 35mm

Santorini's caldera at golden hour, shot on 35mm. The whitewashed cliffs, the sleeping volcano, the light that won't let go.

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oia santorini morning walk: White-walled Oia village cliff path at early morning with blue-domed churches and calm Aegean Sea
Sofia Costa · 35mm№147 → Greece

№ 147  ·  Greece  ·  30 July 2026

The Oia Cliff Path at Six: Cats, Brooms and Nobody Else

Santorini's blue domes at 8am, alone. Sofia Costa walks the Oia cliff path on 35mm before the selfie crowds fill the frame.

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rembetiko plaka athens night: Dimly lit rembetiko bar in Plaka Athens at night, elderly bouzouki player performing for a smal
Sofia Costa · 35mm№146 → Greece

№ 146  ·  Greece  ·  29 July 2026

Rembetiko Night in Plaka: Athens After Dark on 35mm Film

A tiny rembetiko bar in Plaka, Athens. Bouzouki, raki, and strangers singing songs of exile. Sofia Costa on film, after dark.

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athens central market morning: Interior of Athens Central Market in early morning light, hanging cuts of meat and piled olive
Inside the Athens Central Market before nine. № 145 · place study · 29 July 2026
exarcheia athens night: Dimly lit Athens street in Exarcheia neighborhood at night, colorful graffiti murals on concrete wall
Sofia Costa · 35mm№144 → Greece

№ 144  ·  Greece  ·  28 July 2026

The Walls of Exarcheia: Murals Layered Over Murals

Walking through Exarcheia after dark. Street art, a bar gig spilling onto the sidewalk, and the kind of energy Athens doesn't advertise.

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athens parthenon film photography: Parthenon columns and scaffolding against a clear blue morning sky in Athens, warm golden
Sofia Costa · 35mm№143 → Greece

№ 143  ·  Greece  ·  28 July 2026

Athens Morning Light: The Parthenon on 35mm Film

The Parthenon at 9 a.m., no crowds, warm gold marble on 35mm. Sofia Costa on slow mornings in Athens and why some ruins don't feel ruined.

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rembetiko plaka athens night: Elderly bouzouki player performing in a small dimly lit rembetiko bar in Plaka, Athens, warm am
Sofia Costa · 35mm№142 → Greece

№ 142  ·  Greece  ·  27 July 2026

Rembetiko in Plaka: A Night in Athens' Soulful Music Bars

A tiny rembetiko bar in Plaka, Athens. Bouzouki, raki, and songs of exile. Sofia Costa on the beauty of not understanding the words.

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athens central market morning: Rows of hanging meat carcasses and piled olives inside the Athens Central Market, warm overhea
Sofia Costa · 35mm№141 → Greece

№ 141  ·  Greece  ·  27 July 2026

Athens Central Market at Dawn: Figs, Feta, and Film

Inside the Athens Central Market before nine. Salt, split figs, hanging meat, and a 35mm camera trying to keep up. Sofia Costa, slow travel.

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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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