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National Geographic’s Athos Exhibit at the Greek Embassy in Washington, DC
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from left to right:
Colonel Taxiarhis Sardellis, Defense Attache, Embassy of Greece
Travis Dove, photographer
Ioannis Vrailas, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Greece
Dr. Zoe Kosmidou, Minister Counselor Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Greece
Terry D. Garcia, Executive Vice President, Mission Programs, National Geographic
Robert Draper, author
Kathryn Keane, Director, Traveling Exhibitions Development, National Geographic
More than 400 people gathered on February 4 in Washington D.C. for the opening reception of a historical photographic exhibit about Mount Athos presented by National Geographic, titled: “Called to the Holy Mountain: Mount Athos,” according to Dr. Zoe Kosmidou, Minister Counselor of Cultural Affairs for the Embassy of Greece and U.S.A. Representative for the Hellenic Foundation for Culture. The moving photographs were derived from an essay of the same name that was published in the renowned magazine this past December, which focused on the exclusively-male populated land of monks.
Robert Draper wrote the National Geographic article, which is now available for viewing on the magazine’s Web site. The public was in awe of the exceptional photographs of the essay, which was presented by Draper and photographer Travis Dove, on the monastic life of the Holy Mountain.
