Synopses & Reviews
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-A look back at the career and legacy of an award-winning photographer and photojournalist with Reuters news agency, who's covered history-making events of our generation -Behrakis's achievements include World Press Photo in 2000, Bayeux-Calvados in 2016, and Photographer of the Year by the Guardian in 2015 -Behrakis has documented tumultuous crises that have defined a generation, including conflicts in Afghanistan and Chechnya, among others From the catastrophic upheavals of Arab Spring to the horrific war crimes against ethnic Albanians during the Kosovo War, internationally-acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Yannis Behrakis showed the world the best and the worst of humankind in turbulent times. For over three decades, Behrakis bore witness to the rubbles of destruction and chaos while never losing sight of humanity's dignity and integrity - never betraying the empathy that gave his work soul and gravity. Through the conflicts of 20th and 21st century that have defined a generation and indelibly shifted the course of history, Behrakis captured the resilience, beauty, and tenacity of the human spirit in times of trauma and chaos. With a camera in hand, he braved through war zones, cataclysms, and dangers - just Yannis, just one man and his determination to hold a mirror up to the world. Just Yannis pays tribute to the life and legacy of Yannis Behrakis through iconic photographs that have defined his career.
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Behrakis's achievements include World Press Photo in 2000, Photographer of the Year by the Guardian in 2015, and a Pulitzer Prize in 2016Behrakis has documented tumultuous crises that have defined a generation, including conflicts in Afghanistan and Chechnya, among othersAuthored by the renowned Sir Harold Evans, a master historian and journalist, who lends a unique presentation of Behrakis's breadth and versatilityThe massacres of the Sierra Leone Civil War, the bloody struggle for liberation during the Arab Spring, the plight of the Kurdish refugees in the Gulf War and the ongoing devastation of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict--in the midst of the upheavals that have shattered and re-shaped the late-20th and 21st centuries, there was Yannis Behrakis--just Yannis, just a man with a camera and a mission to capture history unfolding. As a Reuters photojournalist for over three decades, Behrakis put his life on the line, braving riots, sniper fire and air raids to seek out the best of humanity in the worst of circumstances. Just Yannis looks back at the iconic photographs that have shaped our understanding of the world--its sorrows, pain, despair, courage, and hope--and pays homage to the legacy and enduring impact of the man behind the viewfinder.
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The massacres of the Sierra Leone Civil War, the bloody struggle for liberation during the Arab Spring, the plight of the Kurdish refugees in the Gulf War and the ongoing devastation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--in the midst of the upheavals that have shattered and re-shaped the late-20th and 21st centuries, there was Yannis Behrakis--just Yannis, just a man with a camera and a mission to capture history unfolding. As a Reuters photojournalist for over three decades, Behrakis put his life on the line, braving riots, sniper fire and air raids to seek out the best of humanity in the worst of circumstances. Just Yannis looks back at the iconic photographs that have shaped our understanding of the world--its sorrows, pain, despair, courage, and hope--and pays homage to the legacy and enduring impact of the man behind the viewfinder.