I am an instinct photographer, with no methodology and no plans: just shoot, shoot and shoot. I shoot mainly in the place I live, generally on the island of Crete. I have also visited Turkey several times, but even if I love the country I can’t say that I am very happy with the pictures I brought back.

In general, I believe that street photography can be done anywhere and a good photo does not depend on the place nor the time. Of course, Greece offers me a great light (or a terrible sun depending what you look for) and, in my opinion, is a very surrealistic country.

From my perspective, a photography series is a body of work in which every single photography is related to the rest. There are many ways in which they can be related and the more ways, the stronger the series is. My series are born from my pictures and not the opposite. When I notice that I have in my computer a body of work with common meanings, common atmosphere, etc. then sometimes I decide to work on it a little bit more looking for a new series.

This series of photos titled “You Always Walk Alone” was created “accidentally”. By observing on my pc my images I found that in some of them there were common elements, common meanings and a common atmosphere. I realized that from since 2010 when I was involved with photography, I was trying either to avoid crowded places, or more often I was trying to isolate the human element in them, highlighting loneliness of each of us even when we are between hundreds of other people. I had a lot of photographic difficulties in this “project” and countless failures, but the few times I made it, the pictures touched me.

Winning BSPF was a great surprise and recognition for me, and the cash prize was also important as I was able to upgrade my equipment.