Modern Portraits

has a very special touch with children. Children respond to his personality and his teaching. Even the very young enjoy being with and around Ari. Witness the delight of this young Kytherian girl.

has a very special touch with children. Children respond to his personality and his teaching. He makes friendships with children very easily. Here he is photographed with Dimitri and Sophia Koutrafouris son.

on Ayios Yeoryios, with volunteers - on one of his many archaeological digs. Ari has a great capacity to enthuse people about archaeology.

In a very satisfied mood, after a great dig, at Ayios Yeoryios, above Mitata, and near Paliopoli.

inspecting a find on Ayios Yeoryios, above Mitata, and near Paliopoli.

The lady on the left is Zaharoula Souris and the lady on the right is Katina Souris. Their mother, Kyrani Zantiotis was the sister of my paternal grandfather Peter. Their father was Panayioti Venardos (nickname Karides)....

Yianni initially married Anastasia Zantiotis - the sister of my paternal grandfather Peter. They had five children, Bill, Steve, Andrew, Eugenia and Grigoroula. When Anastasia passed away due to childbirth complications,...

Bubby was the middle son of Panayioti Venardos (nickname - Karides) and Kyrani Zantiotis - the sister of my paternal grandfather Peter. Bubby was a stoker on the ships and loved hunting. He never married. When he eventua...

Kyrani and Dimitroula were the sisters of my paternal grandfather, Peter Zantiotis. The family was from Atzolianika, Agia Anastasia. Kyrani married Peter Venardos and had eight children. Dimitroula married Yianni Venardo...

Dimitroula was the sister of my paternal grandfather Peter from Atzolianika, Agia Anastasia.

The lady on the left is Dimitroula Venardos (Zantiotis), the sister of my paternal grandfather, Peter. The lady on the right is Grigoroula, Dimitroula's daughter. The donkey's name is Moscha.

Kyrani was the sister of my paternal grandfather Peter. Kyrani married Peter Venardos who already had four children. The couple then went on to have eight more children - Nick, the twins Zaharoula and Stamatoula, Stavro,...

These two ladies are the daughters of Panayioti Venardos (nickname Karides) and Kyrani Zantiotis, the sister of my paternal grandfather Peter. Zaharoula was a twin who married Kosma Souris from Gerakari. They lived in Ge...

This photo was taken at the Anastasopoulos family home in Perlegianika. Manoli is Efrosini's (Froso) son and the half-brother of my mother Anna (Kyrani). Froso was my mother's stepmother. My mother's mother Barbara passe...

'Barba Ilia' was born in Pyrgos Ilia in the Peloponnese. Together with my mother's father Peter and his brother George, they were forced to leave their town as they apparently refused to join the Communist Party. They we...

This photo was taken at my mother's family home in Perlegianika. Efrosini (Froso) was my mother's stepmother. My mum's mother, Barbara (Komninou) died in 1942 when my mum was four years old and her two brothers, Con and...

Left to right - Me, Anna (Kyrani) Zantiotis (Anastasopoulos) (my mum), Eleni Castrisios (Frilingos) with my baby daughter Kyrani, Marika and Yianni Castrisios. Marika and Yianni are Eleni's children. Eleni's sister Efros...

The lady in the middle, Koula Galanakis, is Stephen's second cousin. Her mother and Stephen's mother, Ekaterini (Katina) Moulos were first cousins. Stephen and Anna (Kyrani Anastasopoulos) are my parents.

Peter Zantiotis is my godfather. His parents were Theodore and Anastasia from Agia Pelagia. Stephen Zantiotis is my father. His parents were Peter Zantiotis from Agia Anastasia and Ekaterini Moulos from Logothetianika.

My mother Anna (Kyrani Anastasopoulos) and Matina went to school together in Logothetianika. My mother is from Perlegianika and Matina is from Lialianika.