Eikon, Eikon Everywhere …

Where's Eikon? Apparently everywhere! When I first started Eikon Photography back in 1992, I was careful to research the use of the name Eikon before choosing it for my business name.
I've been asked a thousand times (ok slight exaggeration, but only slight) what the word Eikon actually means. So, for all of you staying awake at night pondering the questions,  Eikon is the Greek root of the word 'icon' It was adopted into latin in the mid 16th century and means : likeness, image. I chose to use the Greek spelling. I am not Greek, I'm English.

if you want to read the full monty on the meaning, try here.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon

Well back in 1992, other than a wonderful visual magazine published in Germany, there was no one using the name Eikon. Fast forward to today ….. Yikes, there's a million.  I thought the business name would be obscure enough to remain unique. Er, not so much. So to dispel any confusion, here are a few of the 'Eikon' s that I am NOT.

www.eikondevice.com   Nope - not me.
Well, actually I don't sell tattoo equipment. No surprises there.

Ewww.eikonphotography.net Christian Based, Family Owned photography.
Definitely not me. I'm all about diversity and inclusion. I'm happy regardless of anyones religion, sexual preference, race, or shoe size.

Here's another Eikon in Nigeria ! This is cool, but I have not gone multinational as of yet. Actually keeping up with DC is quite enough.
Welcome To Eikonworld Productions (Nigerian Based Wedding ...
www.eikonworld.com/Sharephotography.

Nope, I've not established any churches recently either.
www.myeikon.com/Copyright 2013 Eikon – Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale

eikonphotography.com  California here we come? Not so fast! Now this is where most confusion has arisen. Eikon Photography out in sunny CA do lovely work, and occasionally we get clients who somehow mix us up. This is even more the case since one of the owners shares the same first name with me (although spelled very differently)

And the list goes on.
5 production companies, a couple of wedding video companies and a couple of things techie that I don't understand.

It's amazing what you can find when you're not looking!
Here are the sites that do belong to me.

www.eikonphoto.com
www.eikonphotographer.com
www.dcphotographerwashington.com

Basically, if it's not here in DC, it's probably not me!