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A Greek Orthodox priest performing a baptism for a child inside a church in Tinos, Greece, surrounded by a group of onlookers.

A Seaside Christening in Tinos – Kionia & Volax

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A white Greek Orthodox church with blue accents and a bell tower overlooking the sea in Tinos.
A small boat anchored in calm waters at sunset, with hills visible in the background.
A white church with a blue door and bell tower, decorated with large wicker flower baskets, prepared for a Greek Orthodox christening in Tinos.
A white child’s dress hangs from a weathered blue wooden boat during a Greek Orthodox christening in Tinos.
A collage from a Greek Orthodox christening in Tinos, featuring a floral-decorated candle on a blue door, three thin candles with pink ribbons, a coiled mint-green beaded cord, and white floral baby sandals.
A toddler wearing a white floral dress and hair bow sits on the floor against a plain wall for a Greek Orthodox christening.
A woman holding a toddler stands beside five children sitting on a stone wall at a Greek Orthodox christening in Tinos.
A father lifts his baby daughter as a woman smiles beside them in front of a white wall during a Greek Orthodox christening in Tinos.
Close-up of a toddler with dark curly hair and a white bow, looking at the camera during a christening in Tinos.
A child being held during a baptism ceremony in Tinos, Greece, with a man observing nearby.
A baby wearing a white floral dress and a purple dummy holds an adult’s hand whilst sitting on a wooden bench at Timios Stavros Church Kionia during a seaside christening.
A Greek Orthodox priest performing a baptism for a child inside a church in Tinos, Greece, surrounded by a group of onlookers.
A baby with a dummy rests their head on a man’s shoulder during a christening by the sea.
A priest in ornate vestments pours oil into a parent’s hands to anoint an infant held by a woman during a seaside christening in Volax, Tinos.
A man and a bearded priest hold a baby during a christening at Timios Stavros Church in Kionia, Greece.
A priest conducts a christening by the sea in Tinos, Greece, as a baby is immersed in a metal font and then held by a man for anointing.
A woman helps a baby in a white christening gown and dummy get dressed near a window in Tinos, Greece.
An adult assists a toddler wearing a white dress and a dummy while getting dressed during a christening photography session in Tinos.
A bearded priest places a gold cross necklace on an infant wearing a white bonnet and dress, held by a woman during a seaside christening at Timios Stavros Church Kionia.
A mother in a pleated dress holds her laughing baby whilst a man stands beside them, all smiling against a coastal sunset during a christening in Tinos.
A mother in a pleated dress holds her young daughter, who later sits on a stone ledge playing with a wooden toy during a christening in Tinos, Greece.
A young boy and a toddler girl sitting together on stone steps at a seaside christening.
A young boy in a blue shirt kisses a toddler girl with curly hair and a white dress on the cheek beside a stone wall, capturing a tender moment near Timios Stavros Church Kionia.
A woman holds a baby whilst sitting with a young boy on the steps of Timios Stavros Church in Kionia during a seaside christening.
A family of four sits together on white stone steps at Timios Stavros Church in Tinos for a christening.
A young girl in a white dress laughing whilst holding a red toy, sitting on stone steps next to a boy with a vintage camera in front of blue doors in Volax, Tinos.
A toddler wearing a white dress sits on the rocky ground in Volax, Tinos, beside a white wooden toy duck during a seaside christening.

A white child’s dress hangs from a weathered blue wooden boat during a Greek Orthodox christening in Tinos.

Christening Photography in Tinos: Timios Stavros Church, Kionia & Volax

A christening in Tinos is a family celebration set against the Aegean. For this baptism, relatives and friends gathered at Timios Stavros Church near Kionia, where the Greek Orthodox ceremony unfolded by the sea with warmth, tenderness and a lot of real emotion.

The baptism by the sea

From the blessing to the anointing and the moment the baby was immersed in the font, I photographed the ceremony quietly and without interrupting it, so the family could simply be present. The small moments are what I look for: a tiny hand holding an adult’s, a baby resting on a shoulder, a priest placing the cross.

Family portraits in Volax

After the ceremony we continued to Volax, one of the most photogenic villages on the island, where giant granite boulders and whitewashed corners make a natural backdrop. There were no stiff poses: a little girl laughing with a wooden toy duck, two siblings sharing a quiet moment on the stone steps, and the whole family together in the soft evening light.

Planning a christening in Tinos or the Cyclades? I photograph baptisms in village churches and on the islands, as well as in Athens. Get in touch to check availability, or see more christening photography.

Photography by Panagiotis Chalkias

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18 Μαρτίου 2025

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