Greek ship ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΑ. Marseille, 1957

Greek Ship ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΑ in the port of Marseille, September of 1957.
Simos Tsapnidis and greek sailors.
The greek poet Nikos Kavadias (Νίκος Καββαδίας) was one of the sailors of the ship. 

1st of May 1968. Paris.

All photos by Simos Tsapnidis, 1968
Copyright Manolis Daloukas.
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Takis Vassilakis. Art exhibition, Paris, 1964.

Vassilakis Takis (born October 25, 1925) is an artist living in Greece. Adopted by France, his works can be found in many public locations in and around Paris.
Photograph by Simos Tsapnidis, 1964.

Greek Ship EURYMEDON and sailors. Hamburg, 1958

 The Greek ship EURYMEDON and some of the greek sailors. Hamburg.
Photographs by Simos Tsapnidis, April 12, 1958

John Spartakos. Interview, 1999.

John Spartakos (Γιάννης Σπάρτακος) was one of the greatest musicians of Greece. His song “Greek Bolero” (Θα σε πάρω να φύγουμε), is the first greek song that became an international hit, 1944. John Spartakos talks with the journalist Manolis Daloukas, 1999.

Greek sailors. Hamburg, 1963.

Greek sailors  at the greek bar-restaurant "Greek Corner (ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΓΩΝΙΑ)", Hambourg, 1963.
Sailors dance to the rembetika and demotica (greek traditional )songs. A group of greek musicians, play the music.

All photographs by Simos Tsapnidis, 1963.

Greeks protesting against greek military regime. Paris, 1968

All Photographs by Simos Tsapnidis, 1967
Copyright Manolis Daloukas
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On April 21, 1968, at Parisian streets, hundreds of Greeks, protested against greek military regime (Junta). Most of them were students (and a part members of  Rigas Ferraios organization). They were carrying Greek flags,and protest banners with written slogans like "Vive la Resistance du peuple Grec" .

Andreas Papandreou. Press Conference after his arrival in Paris. 1968

  


When the Greek Colonels led by Georgios Papadopoulos seized power in April 1967, Andreas Papandreou was incarcerated.
 Under heavy pressure from American academics and intellectuals, such as John Kenneth Galbraith, a friend of Andreas since their Harvard days, the military regime released Andreas on condition that he leave the country.

All photographs by Simos Tsapnidis

Gregoris Lambrakis, Leonidas Kirkos,Manolis Glezos. Aldermaston march. April of 1963

(Left to Right) Leonidas Kirkos, Monk leader of Hiroshima group, Manolis Glezos and Gregoris Lambrakis, Aldermaston march, 1963.

The group of Hiroshima was at the head of the march,because Hiroshima is the first city in history  destroyed by atomic bomb (August 6, 1945).
The monk was hitting the drum mourning with the words...

Greeks protesting against greek military junta. London, May of 1967

Photograph by Simos Tsapnidis

Christina. Aristotle Onassis's super yacht. Monte Carlo, 26th of June, 1957

Christina was originally a Canadian River-class frigate called HMCS Stormont and was launched in 1943. She served as a convoy escort during the Battle of the Atlantic and was present at the D-Day landings. After the end of the Second World War she was one of many surplus naval vessels and Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis purchased her for just $34,000. He spent $4 million to convert her into a luxurious yacht and renamed her Christina after his daughter.






Photographs taken on 26th of May, 1957, at Monte Carlo, by the leader of Greek Existentialists, Simos Tsapnidis. Simos was then on his tour around Europe, (he is the man with a cane and in shorts) and we can see him among other men who worked on Christina