THEODORE HOURMOUZIADIS PALM TREES AAS GALLERY Pictorially, palm trees are stereotypes with specific references. Their presence in a photographic view is usually associated with warm climates, exotic countries and holidays. Their foliage is bright green, usually surrounded by a deep blue sky and a turquoise sea. However, the palm trees photographed by Theodore Hourmouziadis do not resemble these images. They are black and white, old, neglected remains in barren landscapes. At times, these palm trees appear as ghosts in a veil of grey obscurity. However, they retain the glory of their "image" of older times, when, as symbols of culture and economic prosperity, they grew in home gardens, along coast roads or in the open spaces around factories. Theodore Houmouziadis photographs them obviously charmed by the persistence, with which the stand up to the demolition of old buildings and the modernization of the landscape. Costis Antoniadis Theodore Hourmouziadis was born in Athens in 1947 and graduated from the TEI of Athens with a degree in photography. He works mainly in the area of documentary photography and his main work which has been exhibited and published are "Tanneries" and "Images from Pakistan". He has participated in several individual and group exhibitions both in Greece and abroad. He teaches photography in secondary schools and colleges.