Honorable Mention / 2017 / Book Proposal (series Only) / Fine Art

EVERYTHING IS THE SAME BUT EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT

  • Photographer
    EFI HALIORI, Greece

Thousands of refugees,more than 150,000 in 2016 attempted
the dangerous trip to cross Aegean Sea towards the Greek
Islands to reach western Europe.
Most of them arrived at the islands of Lesvos and Chios.
Hundreds of them died,among them were many children.
The sescape scenery will not be the same anymore.
Everything is the same but everything is different.
The feeling of the presence of the refugees is still strong ,is
around us.
The beachfront of Lesvos and Chios works like a magnet and
attracts a lot of photographers and activists.
The local community became part of this situation by being
there helping by all means.
It seems that society is more mature than before in similar
circumstances.
Capturing the seascapes where thousands of refugees passed
and drowned made me realize that
Everything is the same but everything is defferent.

Lesvos
Skala Sikamias
Airport area

Chios
Karfas
Agia Ermioni
Megas Limionas
Voukaria
Gridia