fɔːɹ hɪz pˈɑːɹt, ɛmbɪɹˈɪkoʊzᵻz sˈʌn, lˈiənɪdəz, hɐz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚz "vˈæst, vɜːtˈɪdʒɪnəsli ɛkstˈɛnsɪv fˌoʊɾəɡɹˈæfɪk ˈɑːɹkaɪv... ðə nˈɛɡətˌɪvz ɐlˈoʊn ɛksˈiːdɪŋ θˈɜːɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈaɪɾəmz".
For his part, Embirikos's son, Leonidas, has referred to his father's "vast, vertiginously extensive photographic archive... the negatives alone exceeding 30,000 items".