“With curiosity, not judgment, toward people…”

Platon’s lens has captured not only the world’s most prominent figures but also ordinary, everyday people. Through portraits of political leaders, controversial figures, celebrities from the entertainment world, and human rights advocates, activists, and anonymous workers, it poses questions, inviting the viewer to provide the answers, to reflect—and perhaps to view their fellow human beings with curiosity.

The exhibition PEOPLE POWER PLATON is co-organized by the Benaki Museum and STUDIO PLATON, curated by the artist himself. This marks the first presentation in Greece of the leading photographer’s long and distinguished creative career.

The exhibition also features photographs taken by Platon on Paros over the course of 40 years. Islanders—farmers, fishermen, young and old—as well as landscapes and details are the subjects of these photographs, which serve as the photographer’s tribute to his native island and its people. Despite the powerful and famous people he had the opportunity to meet throughout his professional and artistic career, some of these early photographs remain his favorites.

At the same time, and in conjunction with the exhibition, Matsumoto Publications is releasing his new, multi-page book titled PLATON PAROS in English, edited and designed by Platon.