Field notes from a life in transit ●  currently: Crete, Greece

Sofia Costa

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

August 2026
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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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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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, one a day, wherever I happen to wake up."

Sofia Costa · film photographer · permanently in transit

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