West Milford, New Jersey, 2011 BELL CHIME RINGS IN PROCESSION FOR PONTIAN GREEKS At the Holy Institution of Panagia Soumela in West Milford, NJ, USA Pontian Greeks gathered over the weekend for (dormition of the Virgin Mary) religious services. The Friday evening services started with the traditional Pontian celebrations, after the evening divine liturgy and the procession of the icon.   Followers came by buses form the Pontian Club ‘Komnini’ in New York, the Pontian Society “Pontos” in Connecticut and from the Pontian Society “Akrites” in Philadelphia. Other members of the community also came from Canada.

West Milford, New Jersey, 2011

BELL CHIME RINGS IN PROCESSION FOR PONTIAN GREEKS

At the Holy Institution of Panagia Soumela in West Milford, NJ, USA Pontian Greeks gathered over the weekend for (dormition of the Virgin Mary) religious services. The Friday evening services started with the traditional Pontian celebrations, after the evening divine liturgy and the procession of the icon.   Followers came by buses form the Pontian Club ‘Komnini’ in New York, the Pontian Society “Pontos” in Connecticut and from the Pontian Society “Akrites” in Philadelphia. Other members of the community also came from Canada.

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Philadelphia based photographer specializing in corporate, public relations, event, editorial and portrait photography.

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Eleftherios Kostans is an award winning freelance photographer based in the Metropolitan Philadelphia area. He is the staff photographer at Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia where he contributes to a variety of publications. Eleftherios worked as a contract photographer with the Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 10 years and was a correspondent to Sipa-Press Photo Agency in New York. His work has appeared in a variety of national and international publications such as Newsweek, Time, People, Paris Match, and Wired magazines.

Working closely with academic organizations, foundations, corporations, and publishing groups, he has produced work on such topics as: Senior Citizens & the Pharmaceutical industry, college student diversity, migrant workers and single parents.

Eleftherios Kostans has explored a variety of subjects and locations from around the world. His personal work around the Black Sea and Eastern Europe focus on Hellenism where he has been documenting Hellenic life. He frequently speaks and exhibits his work on Hellenism and has been named an up and coming photographer by the "Greek American News".

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