yearset - 2011 - athens

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the year ends in athens soon.
my heartfelt wishes for a wonderful new year to you all.

oh -- and free calendars!

©2011 helen sotiriadis

atheism: a new strategy

do you remember richard dawkins' call to arms?

that was almost 5 years ago -- and you know what? it worked... a lot.
we live in a different world than then. the secular world is an awakening giant.

now, there is a new strategy:



the video description:

"
christopher hitchens said there was one goal he most wanted to achieve. the richard dawkins foundation for reason & science u.s. offers 'six ways to reframe secular issues and strategy' and, in this presentation, connects the vision for a secular america to serving the goal christopher hitchens articulated.

sean faircloth is the author of the book, attack of the theocrats, how the religious right harms us all and what we can do about it. faircloth serves as director of strategy and policity for the richard dawkins foundation for reason & science u.s.

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debates, galore!

found on my google plus stream, a compilation of full debates and lectures, available for free, by hitchens, dawkins, harris, carrier, tyson, shermer, myers, dennett and others, on reddit.

woohoo!

the island

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pamvotis lake, at ioannina, greece, shot from the town, towards the only inhabited island in the country with no name.

...and yet another reminder that i've made some free calendar wallpapers -- go grab'em!

©2011 helen sotiriadis

i think that i shall never see

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some LDR (low dynamic range) for ya.

btw, did you see my calendars for 2012? they're free -- and free is good ! go grab'em!

©2011 helen sotiriadis

the voyagers

by penny lane



video description:

'in the summer of 1977, NASA sent voyager 1 and voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space. each spacecraft carries a golden record album, a massive compilation of images and sounds embodying the best of planet earth. according to carl sagan, “[t]he spacecraft will be encountered and the record played only if there are advanced space-faring civilizations in interstellar space. but the launching of this bottle into the cosmic ocean says something very hopeful about life on this planet.” while working on the golden record, sagan met and fell madly in love with his future wife annie druyan. the golden record became their love letter to humankind and to each other. in the summer of 2010, i began my own hopeful voyage into the unknown. this film is a love letter to my fellow traveler.'

calendars 2012

i whipped up three calendars for 2012... with three of my favorite shots from this year:
biotopos at the lake at ioannina, greece,
hiliadou, a beach in greece,
and the recent lunar eclipse over athens.

a gift, from me to you. download, set as your wallpaper and enjoy.

want to see more pictures? visit my website.



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right click on any image and save file as -- or download a bundle with all six calendars.

and, i might as well remind you, that (almost) all my images are available as prints.  interested? contact me!

©2011 helen sotiriadis

atheism vs agnosticism

sometimes drawing a picture helps.



large, at lolgod.

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roam

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i didn't make this up!

how's your holiday going? i hope you're having a good one!

©2011 helen sotiriadis

woody allen jesus

by tim minchin

touched by a wild mountain gorilla

can we go play with the humans? can we? please, please?

i remember what i did last summer

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it's rainy and dark today... so no sun-shooting for me, i'm afraid.
here's a memory from august -- happy december solstice!

sunrise at hiliadou, greece.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

out

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©2011 helen sotiriadis

carl sagan, once more

carl sagan died 15 years ago today, december 20th.

his work drove me to start this blog. his work permeates my perception. his work has inspired my photography.

i never knew him, but i miss him.

please browse through a set of my images inspired by carl sagan on flickr.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

selene

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©2011 helen sotiriadis

black

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for chistopher hitchens.

i miss his presence, but i'm not done with his work.
his words and recordings of his voice will continue to speak to me, and i'll pass his ideas on to others.

my condolences to his family and his friends.
we've lost someone precious -- let's all remember him well.

more of my photos inspired by christopher hitchens.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

stand your ground

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more turmoil from porto rafti, greece

©2011 helen sotiriadis

finding the magnificent in the mundane

a wonderful talk by chris orwig, on TED.

pamvotis

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the lake at ioannina

©2011 helen sotiriadis

313

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donald's rolled into town.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

the lunar eclipse beyond pendeli

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this is a second shot of yesterday's eclipse, over pendeli mountain in athens, greece.
i posted another shot yesterday over the acropolis, here.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

the lunar eclipse over athens

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i didn't expect to be able to see it... but anthony ayiomamitis proved me wrong!
i should've changed location -- a bit over to the left and i'd've had a better composition, but i wasn't familiar with the area and it was getting dark.

still, i'm pleased that i saw it, and that i had the chance to capture it.

i have another, without the acropolis, that i'll upload later.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

come fade away

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guess what? powerlines!

i'm so jealous of everyone who has the opportunity to see the eclipse today. get some great shots, please!

©2011 helen sotiriadis

robin williams tickles koko

and she tickles him back.

the premier episode of 'photo talk plus'...

... happened last night (well, morning to me...) !

hosted by two brilliant photographers -- thomas hawk and lotus carol, with an illustrious panel, comprising of brian rose, chris macaskill, amy heiden and, somehow, moi.... we talked about top photography stories from last week and interviewed scott jarvie!

it really was fun and i learned so much.

oh no -- you missed it!? ah... no problem... you can watch it here, thanks to keith barrett and vidcast network:


watch live video from the vidcast network on justin.tv

below aslan's lair

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the ground floor of ali pasha's home in ioannina.
aslan, his nickname, is turkish for lion.


©2011 helen sotiriadis

life through the lens 2

a huge thank you to the gang -- tamara pruessner, karen hutton, kerry murphy, ron clifford, tana teel, anna nguyen and kelli seeger kim for organizing and getting me through the second episode of life through the lens.

it was fun... and i love and thank them all.

PLUS -- much love to keith barrett and vidcast network for streaming and recording the episode!

missed it live? the video's here:


watch live video from the vidcast network on justin.tv

biotopos

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at ioannina island, in the lake.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

i dreamt i went to ioannina

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actually, i did go. it's beautiful.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

κathryn schulz: don't regret regret

on TED

accordion

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created by a student, in my class.
they say doodling's good for learning, too.

©2011 helen sotiriadis

a public apology to richard dawkins

by deepak chopra



now, if he can only understand that he has to cut the bull.