Hozoviotisa Celebration is a photographic project shot in 2024 on the small yet extraordinarily beautiful Greek island of Amorgos, drifting in the endless blue of the Aegean Sea. Here, on the edge of a cliff, suspended between sky and water, stands the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotisa — a white fortress carved into the rock, which for centuries has drawn visitors from all over the world.
Once a year, during the celebration of the monastery and the icon of the Virgin Mary, Amorgos comes alive with a special light. Roads fill with people — locals, pilgrims, travelers. In the whitewashed Chora, islanders spend several days preparing traditional dishes for the feast.
By evening, the narrow paths leading to the monastery are lined with processions of people heading to the All-Night Vigil, which lasts until dawn. The words of prayers and the voices of the choir echo in the stone, blending with the sound of waves crashing below.
Hozoviotisa Celebration is a glimpse at the сelebration as the living fabric of the island, where faith, tradition, and the beauty of nature are interwoven. It is a story of people who, despite distances and time, gather each year to climb once more the steep path to the sacred place, to greet the sunrise together, and to share bread, prayer, and joy.