The Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion, Robert McCabe 1954

Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion — Robert McCabe, 1954

This iconic black-and-white photograph captures the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece, taken by the acclaimed American photographer Robert McCabe in 1954. 

McCabe, who was given honorary Greek citizenship in early 2020, first came to the shores of Greece as a young visitor in 1954. In the ensuing years, McCabe captured the changing world of the Greek islands and other parts of the country with a keen and kind eye, presenting his work in a number of stirringly beautiful photography books.