Impressions Of A Mediterranean Island

"Impressions From A Mediterranean Island" is an Exhibition of 150 photographs taken over a two year exploration of the whole of the island of Cyprus. From the Akamas Peninsula to Ayia Napa Monastery, peaceful Paphos Harbour to Nicosia City centre. The Troodos Mountains to scenic little country villages. The exhibition includes landscapes, wildlife, architecture, art and portraits of people, both young and old. "Cyprus is a beautiful and fascinating island for any visitor, with an incredible history dating back 9,000 years. Everything that has happened over that time period seems to also have happened here, and there are lots of places to see the evidence of that, and as a photographer Cyprus is a perfect place. Greek myths and legends, Egyptian and Persians, Roman villas and temples, Byzantine churches, Crusader castles, Gothic cathedrals, Venetian walled cities to name just a few. But it is the Cypriot people that are the most fascinating and interesting, and friendly too". The Exhibition follows on from the book of the same name which was published last year (with 180 photos, some the same, many not) and was very positively received in the media, described as "Stunning", "Spectacular", "Amazing", "Beautiful". A perfect snapshot of contemporary Cyprus.

The exhibition includes over 40 historic photographic prints of Cypriot life from a bygone age.

James Blake is a Kent, UK/Paphos, Cyprus based photographer and some of the 1,000 photographs he has so far taken of life on the island are currently being used by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) as well. "Impressions From A Mediterranean Island" is a photographic documentary celebration of life in Cyprus, and not to be missed.
Before coming to Cyprus James has travelled all around England, Central & Eastern Europe, The Balkans, The Mediterranean, The Middle East, North Africa, North & Central America and New Zealand in pursuit of his love of photography. Previous to photography James studied documentary film making at the BFI, London, film directing at the Brighton Film School, Public Media, Communications & Cultural Studies at Trinity & All Saints College, Leeds University and Fine Art Sculpture at the West Wales School of Art. James spent his childhood in Malta and Dubai, with visits to South East Asia, Europe and Scandinavia.
James is a member of WPO and Lightstalkers and his work has featured in De Duinstreek (Holland), The Photographer's Mail (New Zealand), The Courier (UK), The Kent Messenger (UK), Kent On Sunday (UK), Cyprus Magazine (Cyprus), Cyprus News (Cyprus), Cyprus Weekly (Cyprus), The Paphos Guide (Cyprus), Grapevine Magazine (Cyprus), Cyprus Living (Cyprus), ND Magazine (On-Line), Options Newspaper (Cyprus), the Cyprus Tourism Office (Dubai/facebook) and the Dom Research Centre (USA/facebook).

James has also self published three books, On The Road; Everyday People, Everyday Lives & Cyprus : Impressions From A Mediterranean Island, the last of which was presented to the Cyprus Photographic Society in Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos (Cyprus). A presentation will also be made to the Hellenic Centre in London later this year.
Exhibition Venue – Apomero Taverna, 25 Ikarou Street, 8041, Kato Paphos