PORTES NO. 11 OUT NOW: COLLECT YOURS!
- Portes Magazine
- Sep 27
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 3
A limited edition of 1000 copies – less than 100 pieces per design still available for collection!
Welcome to the wonderful world of PORTES – a curated collection of features stories and art celebrating Greece as a muse.
This limited edition, hand-numbered collector's coffee table print incudes 144 full color pages that journey readers to a magical place. It is a result of over 1000 collective hours and the contributions of 42 wonderful individuals. This issue pays tribute to the golden era of Greek cinema, art, music and more.
Published in 2025 by Ariston Foundation. Designed and printed in Greece.
This monumental issue of Portes invites readers into a visual and narrative journey through Greece’s golden post-war era, a celebration of Hellenic heritage, artistry, and identity—truly a testament to the enduring spirit of Greece.
Contributors to Portes No. 11 include:
Elena Agapitou, Filmmaker & Copywriter
Nicholas Alexiou, President, Hellenic American Project & Professor of Sociology, Queens College CUNY
Naomi Antonakos, Director, Stephen Antonakos Studio
Ioannis Betsas, Associate Professor, Aristotle University
Maria Madonna Constantinides, Artist & Founder, Akia Collection
George Davlas, Co-founder, Davlas PR
Mimi Denissi, Actress, Director, Playwright, Translator & Theater Entrepreneur
Anne Lonnberg DePasquale, Actress (Koritsia ston Ilio, Moonraker), Songwriter, Musician & Author
Viktoria Fassianou, Director, Alekos Fassianos Estate & Museum
Thomas Gatos, Hospitality Consultant
Angela Gerekou, Actress, President of Greek National Tourism Organization, Former Deputy Minister of Culture & Sports, Hellenic Parliament MP
Reuben Goossens, Maritime Historian, Author & Lecturer
Giorgia Hatzinasios, Piano Soloist, Songwriter & Composer
Alexander Jaschick, Videographer, Editor, Founder at Doors of Athens
Nikos Kavoukides, Cinematographer, Director & Producer
Dimitris Kleanthis, Videographer & Photographer, Athens’ Polykatoikias 1930-1975
Ioanna Lalaouni, Director, Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
Nikoletta Liakostavrou, Head, OTE Group Communications Museum
Nigel Lowry, Founder & Director, Greek Shipping Hall of Fame, Lloyd’s List Athens Correspondent
Thomas Maloutas, Researcher & Professor Emeritus of Social Geography, Harokopio University
Robert McCabe, Photographer, Greece After the War: Years of Hope & More
John McKesson Camp II, Director, Athenian Agora Excavations at American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Vasiliki Mitrakos, Co-founder, Portes Magazine
Andriana Mitrakos, Psychologist & Filmmaker, Founder at Apeiron Consulting
Georgia Mitrakos, Business Development & Finance Consultant
Androniki Papadopoulos, Marketing & Communications Consultant
Ioanna Papantoniou, Founder, Basil Papantoniou Foundation, Educator & Costume Designer
Kostas Papaspilios, Researcher, Television Presenter, Author of The Composers of Our Soul & More
Karl Reber, Director, University of Lausanne Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece
Kilian Schmitz-Hubsch, Architect, Educator & Author of Athens’ Polykatoikias 1930-1975
Aris Sotiriou, Founder, Neanikon
Vasiliki Sourtzinou, Grandmother, Hospitality Professional, Lifelong Native Greek Flower & Horticulture Enthusiast
Tassos Stathopoulos, Sports Journalist & Author
Aristoula Toli, Co-founder, Arts Organization Avles, Dancer, Educator & Cultural Researcher
Gabriel Tompalidis, Artist, Cartoonist & Comic Illustrator
Vasilis Tsatsaragkos, President, Olympic Airways Employees Cultural Center (POLKEOA)
Amaryllis Tsegou, Founder, The Tasty Other, Photographer & Recipe Developer
George Tziallas, Tourism Expert, Former Secretary at Ministry of Tourism
Panos Valsamakis, Co-owner, Valsamakis Ceramics
Mary Vergou, Head, Benaki Toy Museum
Diane Alexander White, Photographer, Formerly at the Field Museum of Chicago
Featured artists in this issue include: Annezina Dampolia, Antonia Iroidou, Theodora Miller, Christina Morali, Costas Theocharis, and Agata Wieruszewska. Posthumously celebrated are Alekos Fassianos, Panos Valsamakis, Ilias Lalaounis, Yannis Moralis, and Stephen Antonakos.
Portes No. 11 also honors four cover artists: Yiannis Moralis, celebrated for his public works including the former Hilton facade; Robert McCabe, capturing the simple, innocent Greece of the 1950s; Antonia Iroidou, whose dreamlike, colorful digital art celebrates Hellenic ideals; and New York-based Theodora Miller, whose work spreads wishes of happiness, love, and hope.
