A man holding a camera stands on a narrow whitewashed stairway above blue-domed churches and the deep blue sea in Santorini.

Between Steps and Sea

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2024-03-28

About this piece

A camera-bearing figure pauses on a steep stairway amid Santorini’s whitewashed architecture, with blue church domes and a pink bell tower overlooking the sea. Strong sunlight defines the worn steps and curved walls, while distant cliffs stretch across the horizon.

The story

I paused on the stairway where the white walls opened toward the sea. Ahead, a man holding a camera turned back, briefly interrupting the downward rhythm of the steps. The blue domes echoed the water beyond, while a pink bell tower offered a small departure from the surrounding color. I framed the figure against that sweep of architecture and coastline, drawn to the human scale of a place that seemed to keep expanding.

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