A Ten-Year Anniversary in Zagori
A decade together — quiet, enduring, beautifully lived.
On a warm August afternoon, Anastasis and Marina returned to the stillness of Zagori to celebrate ten years of marriage. They chose the stone-built villages that had always felt close to their rhythm — places where time softens and the landscape invites presence.
We began in Kapesovo, wandering through narrow alleys shaped by centuries of craftsmanship. The light fell gently across the stone, creating quiet pockets of calm around them. Anastasis and Marina walked slowly, without posing or performing, sharing glances and small gestures that revealed the depth of a decade spent side by side.
At the Kalogeriko Bridge, the arches framed the open valley, turning the scene into something almost sculptural. The silence there was different — deeper, more grounded — and it allowed them to simply be together, without effort or direction. Their steps were unhurried, their movements natural, as if the landscape itself held space for them.
Our final stop was Oxya, above Monodendri, where the cliffs stretch endlessly into the horizon. In the soft breeze, Marina leaned gently into Anastasis as he wrapped his arm around her — a quiet gesture that carried the weight and warmth of ten years. No grand declarations, no dramatic moments. Just a simple, steady tenderness.
This anniversary session wasn’t about recreating their wedding day or striving for perfection. It was about honoring the truth of a decade — the calmness, the depth, the familiarity that only time can carve. Their connection held a quiet confidence, the kind that doesn’t need to be explained or emphasized. It simply exists, steady and luminous.
What I wanted most was to photograph them as they are: present, unguarded, at ease. To let the landscape of Zagori become part of their story — its stone, its silence, its elemental beauty — all echoing the strength of their ten-year journey.
Stillness.
Presence.
Truth.
All held gently in a single afternoon.