Taste of Life Hellas 2018-19

A shot from Kiparissi beach
in Laconia, Greece
希 臘 拉 科 尼 亞 基 帕 里 西 海
灘 拍 攝 的 照 片
Besides London, New York and Monaco, her shots have
also been presented at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Greece,
the Louvre Museum in Paris, as well as the Hangaram Art
Museum in Korea.
Marina won the Sandro Botticelli Prize at the Palazzo Giucciardi
Bongianna in Florence and first prize from National
Geographic back in 2009 for one of her photographs taken in
Antarctica of a penguin sitting on an iceberg.
“For capturing a good picture, technical training and flexibility
are important, but the main thing is the composition.
I know many photographers who have studied photography,
they know everything about photography and do not make nice
pictures. On the contrary, I know self-taught photographers
making fantastic pictures,” Marina says.
In some of her aerial views she aims to capture beauty on
a larger scale, which up until recently she could only observe
close up. In some of her photos the natural landscape is depicted
in coexistence with the built environment. The natural
landscape is placid, with natural colours and shades, yet there
is a feeling of respect and caution, as Marina finds the correct
balance to bring out the calm feeling that she is looking for
in all her pictures.
In some of her photos she emphasizes the absolute boundary
between sea and land.
“'I chose this subject because since I was a child I have
been mentally and physically split between these two worlds,”
Marina says.
Her seascapes have a dreamlike quality; they are transcendental,
in that they transport the viewer beyond the human senses
and experiences. These are images that seek the extraordinary,
and as a result, transcend the ordinary.
“By shooting a photograph, Vernicos isolates this moment
in time, which ‘freezes’ fadeless in eternity," says Anna Chatzinassiou,
a well-known Greek art director. "Within the photograph,
there’s the real-time running, but simultaneously, the
photographic time evolves and captures this moment that will
remain everlasting."
"Her photographs do not give the impression that they
capture time; on the contrary, they are prolonging it or creating
their own time," she adds.
Marina, too, feels this transcendental, timeless quality of
photography.
“The photo offers pleasure, action, information, but also
passes through the magical world of art, with many feelings.
The photo can travel to you, remind you of beautiful moments,
to inspire you," Marina says.
When visiting beautiful and inspiring locations, Marina
shares her photographs on Instagram @mvernicos.
"I get a lot of messages when I travel from people who say,
'Continue to upload more photos, we want to travel with
you',” she adds.
“Lucky are the ones who can travel and feel the power of
art, either by creating it or by enjoying it.”