The pictures in this book capture what is not usually seen when one is traveling around in the Mediterranean; it is a beautiful and intelligent portrait of an infamous regionFrom 2010 to 2014, photographer Nick Hannes traveled the length and breadth of the Mediterranean shores, documenting various contemporary issues such as tourism, urbanisation and migration. While he was working on this project, the region continuously hit the headlines: crisis in Greece, the Arab Spring, boat refugees on Lampedusa, wars in Libya, Syria, and Gaza. One thing is for sure: the Mediterranean was centre stage once more.Nick Hannes' images capture the paradoxes of this region and the spirit of the time most significantly. They put things into perspective. Serious and moving in one moment, hilarious and ironic in the next.Text in English and Dutch.
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