As part of the events marking the 10th anniversary of its founding, the Photoclub Elesfsina invites photographer Maria Pavlaki to present her photo book “SOMETHING OF THEIR OWN,” on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the Anapsyktirio—Art & Culture Lounge, Eleusis Beach.

“…. Every photograph is the result of a fraction of a second and an entire lifetime. Thirty years of work—in black and white, on film—are brought together in my book titled Something of Their Own. This human-centered journey is a revelation of my own soul, but also of others’. My gaze upon these faces becomes a mirror of my inner vision. Every face, every silence, every shadow you pass by hides a story. And every story waits for the one who will see it, who will recognize it, who will love it enough to give it form. To make it their own….”

Maria Pavlaki

About the photographer 

Maria Pavlaki was born in Athens. She worked for 37 years as an educator at the Eugène Delacroix Greek-French School, where she also taught photography. The beginning and end of a very significant period in her life—nearly 30 years of her photographic career—took place within the Photography Circle, with Plato Rivellis as her teacher and mentor. She participated in all of the Photographic Circle’s exhibitions from 1992 to 2001, in Athens, Thessaloniki, Venice, and Perugia, and took part in the group exhibition “Athens 2000” at the Benaki Museum and the “People” tribute exhibition at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in 2007. In 1997, her first photography book, titled “People,” was published by Fotochoros. She organized a solo exhibition in Spain titled “Roads Connecting the Two Countries: Spain–Greece.” In 2001, she served as the set photographer for Yannis Economides’ film “Matchbox.” From 2008 to 2010, she presented works on the themes of the nude and Piraeus Street, as well as solo exhibitions in Zakynthos and Thessaloniki. In 2013, she participated in Green Project’s environmental photography expedition to Africa. The material she documented on the topic of renewable energy sources was presented at the Goulandris Museum of Natural History. In 2013, he organized the group and solo exhibitions of students from the Eugène Delacroix School as part of the ANAMESA Festival at the Melina Merkouri Cultural Center of the City of Athens. She also undertook the photography for the National Theater’s summer academy titled “Mask and Disguise,” as well as the publication of the accompanying catalog. She conducted photo shoots and presentations on the themes of theater and dance.

INFORMATION

Date: Sunday 15 November 2026
Starting at: 18:30
Venue: Anapsyktirio- Art & Culture Lounge
Address: Kanellopoulou and Salaminas, Elefsina Beach

Free Admission