Rio, Greece - Nick Hannes

This photo is from the series 'Mediterranean - The Continuity of Man'. Photographer Nick Hannes visited twenty countries around the Mediterranean Sea over four years. He wanted to capture the human experience in the context of increasing migration, urbanization, the Euro crisis and the Arab Spring. The result is a collection of images that form a colorful portrait of the Mediterranean region. Some photos are humorous, while others are direct and unvarnished.

Nick Hannes (°1974) studied photography at the KASK in Ghent. With a mix of subtle humor, irony and visual metaphors, he focuses on major social themes such as migration, urbanization and globalization. He had solo exhibitions at FoMu, De Garage and numerous international photo festivals. He received the Zeiss Photography Award in 2017, the Magnum Photography Award in 2018 and a World Press Photo Award in 2023. Nick has been teaching documentary photography at KASK since 2008.