Colour photographic view from the harbour of Hydra, photographed by N. Kontos and N. Mavrogenis in 1978. In the foreground, a woman stands upright while two small children sit astride the cannon mounted on a wooden base at the edge of the quay. In the middle ground extends the bay with its moored boats, shops and tavernas, while in the background the town of Hydra rises amphitheatrically with its characteristic mansions.