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Demetrios Ioannou is a freelance photojournalist, writer and documentary photographer covering a wide range of news in Greece and the region. His work has appeared in local and international publications such as The Economist, POLITICO Europe, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Vox, BBC Travel, Public Radio International (PRI), Middle East Eye, El País, GEOlino and Balkan Insight, among others.

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Church Leads Hateful, Twisted Campaign Against Gay Marriage

NOT VERY CHRISTIAN

Greece’s Orthodox Church is using ludicrous out-dated arguments like claiming homosexuality is a mental illness or that baptisms could turn kids gay if their parents are LGBTQ+.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Feb 12, 2024

Tourists Are Destroying Athens’ Most Beautiful Neighborhood

CANNIBALISM

Overtourism in the last couple years has made Plaka's residents wonder if their world-famous views are worth it any more.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Feb 23, 2023

Greece Thinks Its Future Is Underwater

HOLD YOUR BREATH

Some in the popular country think the future of archeological tourism is underwater, a place with more magic and “sweet mystery.”

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Aug 07, 2022

Tragic TV Mom Charged With Murdering Her Three ‘Sick’ Girls

MODERN MEDEA

In grief-filled interviews, a mother who lost her three girls in three years begged doctors for answers. Prosecutors now believe she killed them.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Aug 01, 2022

Uproar After Man Livestreams Vicious Beating of Ex-Lover

‘AFRAID FOR MY LIFE’

The brutal attack on a young woman in Athens by her former lover has reinvigorated the push to address domestic violence in Greece.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Jan 09, 2022

‘Smells of Death’: Anti-Vax Priests Drop Like Flies Here

‘PHOBIAS AND LIES’

After so many of their own were infected and killed by the virus, Orthodox Christian leaders in Greece seem to be having a change of heart about getting jabbed.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Dec 02, 2021

This Greek Island May Be Its Most Beautiful

IT’S STILL A BIG WORLD

Greece is not just those fancy islands where celebrities usually choose to go. Look to its west side, between Greece and Italy, and south of Albania for a special place.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Aug 08, 2021

You’ll Never Guess Where Hollywood Is Spending the Summer

ON LOCATION

Greece has become a surprising new hub for Hollywood movie production after escaping the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Jun 21, 2021

On Greece’s Party Island, ‘Everyone Is About to Explode’

LET IT GO

Tourist favorite Greece is planning to reopen to the world on May 14, and many hope it brings some needed relief.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Apr 06, 2021

Inside Istanbul’s Clandestine BDSM Community

TURKISH DELIGHT

On a recent visit to Istanbul, a red-haired dominatrix friend of mine introduced me to a world I never knew existed.

Demetrios Ioannou | Published Mar 13, 2019

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