Cyclades Dawn

• Photographer
  Paul Grayson, France
• Studio
  Photeinos.com
• Website
  http://www.photeinos.com

In the open air, mid-section of a hydrofoil I was
deafened by the motor and rattled by the speed of our
pre-dawn journey from Porto Heli to Piraeus. The
lightening sky marked our progress and the horizon
glowed in the east until the sky and sea were ablaze.

I struggled to capture the moment, praying that careful
timing and vibration reduction would allow me to grasp
the stunning beauty of the moment, with reasonable
ISO in low and delicate light. My spirit was astounded
and in awe, forgetting the pounding noise and jarring
motion. A gifted experience.

Passionate about art, I revelled in Rembrandt, Velazquez, Japanese print masters and the Impressionists. They still inspire me today. The digital age gave me a dramatic increase in control and responsiveness, freedom and inspiration.

I love composition and am excited by urban and natural landscapes, the graphic potential of architecture, the night and event photography, particularly Jazz. My Photeinos brand, is a tribute to Greece and the inspiration-giving power of light inherent in the word.

I have exhibited regularly in Paris and America and on my Fine Art website www.photeinos.com.

Awards 2016

IPA 2016 International Photography Awards
Honourable Mentions in Professional Categories of Fine Art – Other, Architecture: Historic and Special Night Photography

2015

PX3 2015 Honourable Mentions in Professional Categories of Fine Art/Architecture and Fine Art/Landscape x2

IPA 2015 International Photography Awards
Honorable Mentions in Fine Art: Lanscape x2

2013

IPA 2013 International Photography Awards
Honorable Mention Special Night Photography x3

2011

PX3 2011 Bronze : Fine Art, Architecture
1st Prize People's Choice, Official Selection

IPA 2011 International Photography Awards
Honorable Mentions x2

Exhibitions

2018

“Paris Majestueux”, Lou Pascalou, Paris

2013

“Paris d’Esperance”, Theatre Nesle

2012

”New York by Night – Paris by Night”, Unity, USA

2009

“Revolution, Liberation, Celebration”, “Chez Grace”, Paris