Handling Greece migrant crisis, as part of Europe’s migrant crisis, is a
great challenge for the entire European community. It touches
sensitive nerves and scars from distant dark times in Europe’s history.
Time will tell how Europe will handle this crisis, the larger since the
days of WWII.
Greece has become a flashpoint for the migrant crisis in Europe over
the past year. More than 1 million people illegally crossed into Europe
in 2015 alone, with some 800,000 of them arriving via Greece. Most of
the migrants were coming from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq but also
from other countries. They are fleeing wars and violence in their home
countries in hope for a better future.
Gili Yaari is an Israel-based photojournalist specializing in documentary and news photography. In his work, Gili focuses on social and humanitarian issues as well as on contemporary Israeli issues.
Gili's works were published in New York Times, Time, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, Corierra Della Serra, The Guardian and Financial Times among other international and Israeli magazines and daily papers.
Since 2007 Yaari is a contributing photographer for the Jerusalem based press photo agency Flash90. Since 2013 he is a contributing photographer to NurPhoto.
Awards 2015 - Selected for the professional shortlist in the Arts & Culture category at the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
2017 - Shortlisted photographer of the 2017 Meitar Award for the project 'Stranded in Greece - Greece Refugee Crisis'.
2017 - The Lumiere Photo Awards - Honorable Mention Winner for the series 'Stranded in Greece'.
2016 - Tokyo International Foto Awards (tifa) - SILVER WINNER, Editorial-General News Category for the series 'Stranded in Greece'.
2016 - Selected for Photolucida's CRITICAL MASS 2016 TOP 50 with the project 'Stranded in Greece'.
2016 - Finalist at Siena International Photo Awards for the project 'Stranded in Greece - Greece Refugee Crisis'.
2016 - PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris - HONORABLE MENTION, Press/Feature Story Category for the project 'Stranded in Greece - Greece Refugee Crisis'.
