There are the faces of hunger and those of despair, they are those of refugees and young migrants who flee their countries of origin and try to cross the Greek borders to enter Europe.
TikTok's viral trick to preserve avocado is dangerousThere are the faces of hunger and despair, they are those of the gods refugees and young migrants who flee their home countries and try to cross the Greek borders to enter Europe.
They are the faces of men, women and children, they are images of a sad chronicle, yes, but shown without cynicism that go to analyze such a delicate historical moment.
The lucid lens of the photographer Alessandro Credo, winner of numerous international awards and recognitions, succeeds in humanize his shots without falling into a petty narrative.
Three of his works they are on display - together with those of other photographers of national and international fame - until April 17 ad Arghillà, a suburb of Reggio Calabria where Photòpia, il is in progress Landscape photography festival organized by the association "The circle of the image", with the artistic direction of the Roman factory DOOR
The theme of the Festival, enclosed in the play on words LandSpaces is well developed by I think, his shots describe, in fact, places and spaces dreamed of by refugees who landed on the coasts of the Mediterranean and emphasize the migratory society.
The images are taken from Lesbos, from Lost Generation e Refugees in Bulgaria, this last exhibition deals with the theme of the growth of the flow of migrants mainly due to the war in Syria.
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Lesbos
Second l'UNHCR approximately 850 thousand refugees and migrants arrived in Greece in 2015, of which only 500 thousand have arrived lesbos, Greek island about 8 nautical miles off the coast of Turkey. Here they had to face the climb on foot and spent hellish days in refugee camps crowded.
Lost Generation
Lost Generation is the story of young migrants and often minors, who leave their native country to enter the European Union, via Greece. The war they leave behind is often just the prelude to one more great tragedy.
Refugees in Bulgaria
In 2013 due to the war in Syria, Bulgaria found itself at the center of migratory flows like never before. Almost 11 thousand refugees and asylum seekers arrived, leading the Bulgarian government to define this phenomenon as the largest humanitarian emergency ever faced in recent 90 years.
Dominella Trunfio
Photo: Alessandro Credo
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