Working Life

Spiros Lachanas (left) and his son Peter (right) helping their young relation from abroad Panagiotis Belesis get his hands dirty the honest way!

Spiros Lachanas (deceased 1989) working his land in Oheles.

Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys ov...

Evaggelia Lachanas and her son Peter grinding beans to make fava over fifty years ago.

Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys ov...

Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, in fact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featuring himself and his donkeys...

Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys ov...

Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys ov...

Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys ov...

Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys ov...

This photograph is from Sofoula Kominou's personal collection, taken of her and her colleagues while she was working in the hospital that shows behind them in Athens. Notice the first greek Nivea adverts on the front of...

There are many utensils, implements, tools, etc, that are used in rural/ocean cultures like Kythera, which have a distinct name. Some like "Kakavi", are Greek, but many others - are distinctly Kytherian, or used in a spe...

early morning start for this lady as she takes her provata to the fields for them to graze.

plenty of bargains ;good fruit and veges and also a good chat at platia.

wonder how many years this man has selling his produce at potamos.

selling produce side by side at potamos . the times are changing as the albanian population grows they are starting to move in on the locals.

im sure this lady has collected plenty of vegies in her time. she lives in the village of dourianika.

this lady from potamos is collecting the vegies from her barbakia early in the morning.

working the fields with his old but well kept tractor.

having a break;a rest and a chat at the timber joinery karvounathes.