Snapshot at the city walls, Ano Poli (Upper town), Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Snowy view of Navarino Square, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, View of Old seafront, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, c. 1950-1958, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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Born in Istanbul and settled in Thessaloniki in 1922, Iordanidis was coming from a photographic family.
The White Tower traffic controller, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, c. 1950-1958, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Crowd gathered for the Epiphany ritual of throwing the cross in the sea, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, c. 1950-1958, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Sculptural decoration of Sarcophagus, Old Archaeological Museum yard, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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White Tower view, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Children at Thessaloniki Old Seafront, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Part of the city’s walls at Ano Poli (Upper town) with view of Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Shop front, Xanthi, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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A press and theater photography professional, Iordanidis covered also for many years the events of the Thessaloniki International Fair, the State Theater of Northern Greece, the State Orchestra of Northern Greece, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as other institutions and organizations.
View of Thessaloniki from Ano Poli (Upper Town), Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Sarcophagus, Old Archaeological Museum yard, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Fashion shooting of a Greek popular art store, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Crowd in people gathering at the liberation of Thessaloniki from the German Occupation, Socrates Iordanidis, October 1944, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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Snowy tavern, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Work at the harbor, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Harbor, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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Itinerant photographer, Thessaloniki (n.d. postwar period) by Socrates IordanidisMOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Pavilion’s interior, Thessaloniki International Fair (c. 1964-1968) by Socrates IordanidisMOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Untitled (n.d. postwar period) by Socrates IordanidisMOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
He also recorded in the city’s streets the subtle contrast between the historical and the modern, the old urban tradition and the adaptation to the main stream consumerism trend that dominated post-war societies.
Snapshot at Galerius Arch in Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Children next to news stand pavilion, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Rough sea at the White Tower area, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, c. 1950-1958, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Boats on the harbor of Thessaloniki and view of the Old Seafront, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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Snapshot at Galerius Arch, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Snapshot at the Commemoration Day of the Pontian Genocide, Aghia Sofia square, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, View of the White Tower from the Army Officers Club in Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Filippoi archaeological site, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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Boats on the seafront in front of Mediterranean palace during a parade, Socrates Iordanidis, c. 1950-1958, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Ermou street, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Venizelou street, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Rotonda and partial view of Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Traffic conductor, downtown Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, View of Rotonda and Galerius Arch, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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Coffin, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Thessaloniki International Fair, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Prophitis Ilias temple, Ano Poli (Upper town), Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, c. 1950-1958, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Snapshot at the city walls, Ano Poli (Upper town), Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, c. 1950-1958, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Street at Rotonda area, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Part of the city’s walls at Ano Poli (Upper town), Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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The largest part of the Socrates Iordanidis archive belongs to MOMus – Thessaloniki Museum of Photography.
Thessaloniki street, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Part of the city’s walls at Ano Poli (Upper town), Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Orthodox Easter service, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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The bootblack, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Antiquities, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Orthodox Easter service at Aghia Sofia temple, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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Bus conductor, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Boats at Thessaloniki Old Seafront, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
, Snapshot at the Old Seafront, Thessaloniki, Socrates Iordanidis, n.d. postwar period, From the collection of: MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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