A Stunning Look at Aged Faces

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American photographer Vaggelis Fragiadakis created this interesting photographic series titled "Faces of Crete" that studies the local, elderly population on the Greek Island. Cretan families are so extended that most members of the island's population are in continuous mourning of a relative - and many on the island wear black clothing for this very reason.

Vaggelis approached strangers, learned a little about them, and then asked them if they minded being photographed with his Olympus E3. The emotive force produced by the face of an elder is startling. Vaggelis says that he "responds to the beauty, the humor and the tragedy he sees in the world around him."

"For me the faces are both beautiful with their humanity, and frightening with their hopelessness," he adds. "I want to share them with the world, both as my art, and as a visceral reminder-- we are all but one bit of bad luck away from this state."

The Gentleman From Crete

No Kidding

The Sheperd

Anguished

Arianthi

Mountain Lady

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Comment by Alyssa Anda on May 9, 2011 at 11:39am: Each person really draws you in. I can look at these photos for hours.

Comment by sAm on May 8, 2011 at 11:21pm: Amazing character in each face.

Comment by James Barnett on May 7, 2011 at 10:40pm: Bit too much photo-shop for my liking. The backgrounds are a bit over done with the blur tool and darkening

Comment by Eugene on May 7, 2011 at 12:25pm: It's pretty amazing how each face tells it's own life story. Love this post!