Even if you didn't know the name of the leading and multi-awarded Yiannis Behrakis, who, among other things, was the head of the photography department of Reuters in Greece, you would surely have seen some of his images. I can safely bet that in some of your internet browsing you came across his photos of the refugee crisis, for which he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2015.
A father holding his daughter in his arms. He had stated that " When I saw this image, this man holding his daughter, it looked like Superman to me. It's covered in this superman berta-like garbage bag. He is Syrian. He kisses his daughter and gave me the feeling of any father protecting his child. Walking through the storm to reach the dream."
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That's quite some life lived, I don't know if he wanted haunted by the war images and things be experienced, but he seemed to me like a great photographer like you've mentioned, such a sad way to end everything
I thing witnessing such pain and atrocities definitely left scars !
That's absolutely true though, our minds react differently to many things.
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Inspiring talks.
May his soul keep resting in peace
Yiannis Behrakis is really an iconic figure not only in the world of photography but In the world of journalism. A great man that gave his all for the camera.
Indeed