One thing that is still keeping me in Greece is the light and the weather. In a chaotic city like Athens especially in these difficult times, a ray of light can often seem like an oasis./ Pavlos in the car. Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos @myrtophoto this week for @burndiary
Hello! This is my first post for @burndiary. This week I’ll be contributing with some pictures of my daily life in Athens, Greece. This includes my personal project “The Attendants” a project that focuses on prostitution and moments from my life in the city. #inside the Ministry of Development, on assignment for Die Zeit. Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos @myrtophoto
Dimitris Michalakis Burnout [ EPF 2013 FINALIST ] Large demostrations in Athens since 2010, police repression, violence and irrational use of tear gas, 3500 suicides, massive unemployment (26%) and unpaid work – two out of three young people are unemployed – abolition of health structures in the public sector, closure of mentally ill units, hundreds …
David Favrod Gaijin [ EPF 2013 FINALIST ] GAIJIN is a japanese word meaning ‘The Foreigner’ “For a Swiss, I am a Japanese and for a Japanese I am a Swiss or rather a gaijin.” My name is David ‘Takashi’ Favrod. I was born on the 2nd of July 1982 in Kobe, Japan, of a …
Myrto Papadopoulos The Attendants VIDEO CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT At the beginning my natural necessity was to enter the world of the sex industry and talk to the women that are involved in it. It has taken me a really long time and effort to reach out to some of these women, to gain their trust …
Michal Solarski Hungarian Sea The Hungarian Lake Balaton is the largest in Central Europe. As Hungary is landlocked, the lake is often called the Hungarian Sea. From the 1960’s onwards, Balaton became a major destination for ordinary working Hungarians as well as for those from the Eastern side of the Iron Curtain, who were rewarded …
Ira Block Faces of Hope Thousands of survivors have walked the difficult path of recovery since the September 11, 2001 bombings of the World Trade Center. And although I began documenting this horrific event shortly after the attacks, focusing on the people who emerged from the burning twin towers alive proved to be not only …
Michael Webster New York ESSAY CONTAINS IMPLICIT CONTENT The mythology of New York is known to anyone who has watched more than a dozen hours of television or skimmed magazines in a dentist’s office. But like ancient Greece, New York is too big to have a single, central story; its myth is carried by its …
38 Responses to The Wall as of December 19th Gerhard says: December 19, 2011 at 1:56 pm (Edit) Phenomenal! Have a safe trip back! Happy Holidays to the whole team! [Translate] Charles Peterson says: December 19, 2011 at 2:06 pm (Edit) Great looking “wall.” Lots of fantastic images not seen before. I get the feeling that there …
[slidepress gallery=’zisiskardianos_feastday’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Zisis Kardianos Feast day play this essay “Memory demands an image” Bertrand Russell Rituals and traditions represent a very strong manifestation of the Greek way of life. It can be sensuous, surreal, mysterious and always loaded with the indelible sparkles of memory. …
