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Ann Eldridge lives in Monemvasia, a Byzantine city and archaeological site in southern Greece. The location and history is renowned and well-recorded. However, the social history of this unique community in such a wonderful setting is as important as it has been ignored. When founding the Monemvasia Society in 2005, Ann’s aim was to establish a photographic archive of the lives of its residents, past and present. The collection now has over 20,000 images dating from 1881 to the present day. This book is the proof of her determination to recognise the role the community plays during periods of relocation and social change.
'The Monemvasia Photographic Society has excelled itself with this moving and evocative sequel to Monemvasia – People. Place. Presence. The award-winning Danish photographer Poul Rasmussen first discovered Monemvasia in 1966 and later made his home nearby. During almost three decades he kept a photographic record of the life of this remote corner of Greece. Monemvasia – Through the Lens of Poul Rasmussen makes available for the first time a rich sampling of this unique archive. The album is fittingly dedicated to the memory of Haris Kalligas, historian and enthusiast who together with her husband Alexander did so much to restore Monemvasia to its former Byzantine glory.' Professor Roderick Beaton, Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature, Commander of the Order of Honour of the Hellenic Republic, Chair of the British School at Athens 'This is a place where history breathes, where the mosaic of lives and loves is captured by a sublime act of ‘writing in light’ – read this to feel Greek sun on your skin and wonder.' Bettany Hughes FSA FHA OBE, Author and Historian
