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Birte Kaufmann – The Travellers – Ireland’s Biggest Minority Group

Birte Kaufmann The Travellers – Ireland’s Biggest Minority Group [ EPF 2014 FINALIST ] ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT My ongoing photography project “The Travellers”, gives insight into the everyday life of Ireland’s largest minority group. This group has a nomadic origin, stemming from the tradition of migrant workers. As this tradition no longer exists, the …

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Alessandro Penso – Lost Generation : This is the Story of Young, Unaccompanied Migrants in Greece

Alessandro Penso Lost Generation: This is the Story of Young, Unaccompanied Migrants in Greece [ EPF 2014 WINNER ] ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Hundreds, thousands, hidden in the abandoned industrial areas that surround the port of Patras or in the old disused train station in the centre of Corinth. I found them in the “urban …

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EPF 2014 – the winners

        EPF 2014 WINNERS   Alessandro Penso, winner – $10,000 Birte Kaufmann, runner-up – $3,000 Kiana Hayeri, honorable mention     EPF 2014 FINALISTS   (in alphabetical order – out of a total of 1135 entries) Laia Abril Dominic Bracco II Max Cabello Orcasitas Marco Casino Alejandro Cegarra Stephen Dock Ditte Haarlov …

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Thank You

@miho_kajioka My week of BurnDiary is ending and this is the last post. It was my first time to use Instagram, so my first task was to open my account and learn how it works. Also it is very rare for me to use colors. I usually do black and white, and they are all …

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Are you Japanese?

About 15 years ago when I was visiting Berlin, I met a Japanese girl who was born and raised in Berlin. It was at our mutual friend’s flat. She asked me “Are you Japanese?” in Japanese. I said “Yes.”. “Where in Japan?” she asked. “Okayama.” I answered. “Where in Okayama?” she asked. “Tsuyama” I answered. …

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Visited my friend’s house. –Miho Kajioka http://mihokajioka.com facebook.com/mihokajiokartist

Hello October.

Hello October. Today, I found a lot of Higanbana on the riverside, its English name is Lycoris radiata or a red spider lily, a wild flower we see from August to the beginning of autumn. When the bright red color starts to fade we know that autumn has arrived. Those brown leaves under the flowers …

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Traditional Japanese Frames

I visited a small factory in Kyoto where they make the traditional Japanese frames with special silk. The making of these frames are a delicate and beautiful process. In the future, I hope to use them for my photographic works.— Photo by Miho Kajiokahttp://mihokajioka.com facebook.com/mihokajiokartist

Sushi Restaurant

My friend from Kyoto took me to a sushi restaurant. The chef is his friend and all the customers are locals. The chef told us that so many good restaurants have lost their soul by advertising in guidebooks. Tourists occupy the seats and locals can’t go there anymore. That restaurant (I was forbidden to mention …

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