Journalist Nikos Aliagas spoke about his personal connection to photography, the passage of time, and Greece—a boundless source of inspiration for him—during the presentation of his new photographic work. Aliagas revealed that his interest in photography began in childhood, and he openly expressed pride in his Greek heritage, clarifying that he does not seek to impose this love on the French.

Speaking to the camera for the show Proino, Aliagas said:
“I started taking photographs as a child, when I realized during family trips to Greece that I was seeing pictures of people I didn’t know—but they were my ancestors. I said to myself, ‘You existed,’ and I understood that time passes, that one day I too will grow old, and we will lose our loved ones. Photography came as a response to this unstoppable passage of time.”

Regarding his work, he emphasized that he prefers to capture ordinary people, away from the spotlight:
“People of the land, of the sea. These are the ones I want to keep alive through my lens.”

Aliagas also expressed his deep love for Greece:
“I have often spoken about Greece. I love it, it inspires me. My sister sometimes tells me, ‘You’ll end up like the guy in Greek Fat Wedding, who finds everything Greek.’ I’m even more extreme than that. I’m proud of my roots, but I don’t proselytize to the French,” he said.