1950’s, Greek Tourist Guide, Thessaloniki, First Edition, Pechlivanidis, G. Zografakis, S. Iordanidis, N. Stournaras, G. Lykidis

Description

Greek Vintage Travel (Photo) Guide

 

ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ 

Thessaloniki

 

Text by Giorgos Zografakis

Photos by Sokratis Iordanidis, N. Stournaras, G. Lykidis and others

Published by M. Pechlivanidis, Athens in the 1950’s

 

Original Soft Cover

12 Pages of text

97 Pages Pictures and explanations

24 cm x 18.5 cm 

First Edition

Language: Greek

 

 

Socrates Iordanidis (1912–1985) was a Greek photographer, born in Constantinople. In 1922, his family settled in Thessaloniki, where his father also worked as a photographer. Iordanidis followed in his father’s footsteps, developing a career in photojournalism. He collaborated with all the newspapers of Thessaloniki, the United States Information Service (USIS), the State Theater of Northern Greece, the State Orchestra of Northern Greece, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and various consulates. Iordanidis’ work is characterized by his interest in the human presence and its interaction with the surrounding space. Many of his photographs capture scenes of everyday life in Thessaloniki, offering valuable historical and cultural information about his time. Today, the archive of Socrates Iordanidis is kept at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, constituting an important source for the history and development of photography in Greece.

 

Nikolaos Stournaras (1918-1993) was a Greek photographer, son of Stefanos Stournaras, a pioneering photographer from Zagora, Pelion. Nikolaos was born in Volos and continued the family tradition in photography. Although there is no specific information about his collaboration with Pehlivanidis Publications, it is known that the Stournaras family had a significant contribution to the recording and portrayal of Greek society and landscape through photography. Their contribution to Greek photography is widely recognized, with Stefanos Stournaras being considered one of Greece’s pioneering photographers.

 

Giorgos Lykidis (1887-1967) was a Greek photographer, born in Kromni, Trebizond. After the Asia Minor Catastrophe, he settled in Thessaloniki, where he initially worked as an outdoor photographer around the White Tower. In 1924, he opened his first photography studio in Thessaloniki where “Photo-Lykidis” remained for fifty years. Lykidis captured important buildings and streets of Thessaloniki during the interwar period, contributing to the depiction of the city’s history and architecture.