In september 1916 and december 1983 The National Geographic Magazine published articles about Athos.
From the 1916 magazine I can only show you the cover:
and this picture of father Macarios from Simonopetra taken in 1982 and published in december 1983:
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
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Athos – Agion Oros
You must look very closely!
The particular photo of the monk opening the box of bones was altered by one of National Geographic’s staff.
The skull in the box was pasted on somehow and doesn’t belong to the photo.
This isn’t very apparent in the colour photo but I noticed it very clearly first when it was rendered in black and white for a book cover.
Do you notice it too?
You maybe right. It is impossible to close the box, the right skull does not fit in.
Keliotes informs us in his blog nr 399 http://agioritikesmnimes.pblogs.gr/ that there will be published a third volume december 2009.