The Kythera Photographic Encounters (in Greek, Φωτογραφικές Συναντήσεις Κυθήρων) are an annual photographic event taking place at the end of every September on the Greek island of Kythera (Cerigo). First started in 2002 and organised by the non-profit Kythera Cultural Association under the artistic direction of John Stathatos, they bring together a cross-section of Greece's leading photographers, photography critics, art historians and curators as well as a number of enthusiastic amateurs and photography students for four days of exhibitions, lectures, seminars and assorted events, leavened by informal debates on all aspects of photography. Though the emphasis is on Greek photography past and present, an attempt is made to include at least one foreign participant every year. Arrangements a