We can fully appreciate the anguished expression crossing the face of this 81-year-old Greek woman, Kritsiopi Panayiota, who stands grief-stricken before a hellish backdrop of forest fires on the verge of consuming her home. As the devastating infernos of California’s wildfires in 2020 continue to haunt recent American memory, Grecians recall the worst fires their country has seen since 2007, which ravaged Evia, Greece’s second largest island, in August 2021.
Tragic yet pertinent, this picture, “Woman from Evia,” garnered Greek photographer Konstantinos Tsakalidis the top title of Photographer of the Year at the Siena International Photo Awards 2022 (SIPA 2022) in October.
