Pyrgos Sunrise
Travelling across Santorini and staying in Pyrgos, I could appreciate the topography of the town’s location on Mount Profitis Ilias and wanted to capture its structure on the hills.
During one of my early morning sunrise shoots, I was driving across the island and could see the sun beginning to illuminate Pyrgos. The blanket of hazy cloud overhead was starting to lift and drift apart, but the sky had not yet turned blue.
I drove to where I could find the best vantage point at the same level as the town, rather than shoot above or below it, in order to best capture the gradient of the hillside. At this level and distance, you can appreciate Pyrgos in its entirety.
A lot of the architectural details of Pyrgos’ buildings are highlighted as the sun hits their smooth surfaces. Patterns and shapes emerge, some drenched in the warm glow of morning sunshine, others shrouded in shadows. I particularly love the detail of the blue dome church and three-tier bell tower in neighbouring Megalochori on the left side of Mount Profitis Ilias.
Pyrgos Sunrise is a beautiful composition that highlights historical and geographical elements of Santorini. Capturing Pyrgos in the early hours, you can really appreciate the old town and ancient landscape.
Travelling across Santorini and staying in Pyrgos, I could appreciate the topography of the town’s location on Mount Profitis Ilias and wanted to capture its structure on the hills.
During one of my early morning sunrise shoots, I was driving across the island and could see the sun beginning to illuminate Pyrgos. The blanket of hazy cloud overhead was starting to lift and drift apart, but the sky had not yet turned blue.
I drove to where I could find the best vantage point at the same level as the town, rather than shoot above or below it, in order to best capture the gradient of the hillside. At this level and distance, you can appreciate Pyrgos in its entirety.
A lot of the architectural details of Pyrgos’ buildings are highlighted as the sun hits their smooth surfaces. Patterns and shapes emerge, some drenched in the warm glow of morning sunshine, others shrouded in shadows. I particularly love the detail of the blue dome church and three-tier bell tower in neighbouring Megalochori on the left side of Mount Profitis Ilias.
Pyrgos Sunrise is a beautiful composition that highlights historical and geographical elements of Santorini. Capturing Pyrgos in the early hours, you can really appreciate the old town and ancient landscape.
Travelling across Santorini and staying in Pyrgos, I could appreciate the topography of the town’s location on Mount Profitis Ilias and wanted to capture its structure on the hills.
During one of my early morning sunrise shoots, I was driving across the island and could see the sun beginning to illuminate Pyrgos. The blanket of hazy cloud overhead was starting to lift and drift apart, but the sky had not yet turned blue.
I drove to where I could find the best vantage point at the same level as the town, rather than shoot above or below it, in order to best capture the gradient of the hillside. At this level and distance, you can appreciate Pyrgos in its entirety.
A lot of the architectural details of Pyrgos’ buildings are highlighted as the sun hits their smooth surfaces. Patterns and shapes emerge, some drenched in the warm glow of morning sunshine, others shrouded in shadows. I particularly love the detail of the blue dome church and three-tier bell tower in neighbouring Megalochori on the left side of Mount Profitis Ilias.
Pyrgos Sunrise is a beautiful composition that highlights historical and geographical elements of Santorini. Capturing Pyrgos in the early hours, you can really appreciate the old town and ancient landscape.