ɛmbɪɹˈɪkoʊz wʌz ɐn ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk fətˈɑːɡɹəfɚɹ ˈɔːl hɪz lˈaɪf, ænd ðə ʃˈɪɹ vˈɑːljuːm ʌv hɪz fˌoʊɾəɡɹˈæfɪk wˈɜːk, nˈoʊ lˈɛs ðɐn hɪz pˈæʃənət ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt wɪððə mˈiːdiəm, sədʒˈɛst ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz, fɔːɹ hˌɪm, vˈɛɹi nˌɪɹli æz ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɐn æktˈɪvᵻɾi æz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ.
Embirikos was an enthusiastic photographer all his life, and the sheer volume of his photographic work, no less than his passionate involvement with the medium, suggest that it was, for him, very nearly as important an activity as writing.