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C.W. Stoneking performing live for Stray Songs   Public Housing projects in Tavros, a superb near Piraeus, was the ideal place for the C.W Stoneking, the Australian blues singer-songwriter and guitarist  to perform live for the Stray Song series. This urban landscape of concrete panel buildings is a former industrial zone and now it looks like anContinue reading “Into the primitive Jungle | C.W. Stoneking”

Winston McAnuff & Fixi performing for Stray Song Series   Omonoia square overbuilt by a roundabout centred on a glass  sculpture  called “The Runner”, had been the central hub of post war Athens and the symbol of the greek redevelopment during the 1980s serving as the meeting point for Athenians and country people who moved toContinue reading “Garden of Love | Winston McAnuff shootout”

From a great High Photos & Short Story by Zak Varvaresso Kypseli (greek definition for Beecell) is a central municipal district of Athens, roumored to be the world’s second most densely populated urban area after city of Hong Kong.  One of the oldest neighborhoods of the upper middle class of Athens, Kypseli the last twenty years has incorporated a high concentration ofContinue reading “Waiting For The First Rain To Come”

Live your myth on a deck Photos & Short Story by Zak Varvaresso    Travelling by boat on the open deck from Patra to Ancona and backwards, it has been something like a ritual all these years as it is the cheapest way to find your way to Italy in case you are not lucky or anticipatory enough to book your economyContinue reading “Pray In A Bottle”

Revolt at Amygdaleza Detention Center Photos & Report by Zak Varvaresso On Monday February 16, Pakistani immigrant Muhammad Nantim 22, was found dead at the Detention Center of Amygdaleza. He had been already in detention for almost two years before he headed into the Amygdaza, one of the largest detention centers in the Athens supberb. HeContinue reading “Storming Heaven”

Athens Gets Rid Of  Its Open Bazaar Photos & Short Story by Zak Varvaresso The open-air merchandise bazaar in the very center of Athens, has been a well-known ritual of the city for many decades now. Since the 2004 olympic games it has been relaunched around the Gazi, an area named after its Gas factoryContinue reading “Gas Diffusion”

Photos & Short Story by Zak Varvaresso The Port of Piraeus, 20 minutes away from Athens, is well known to tourists for the scenic route to the white and blue islands of the Aegean Sea. But during the last year the port which is one of the major sea-hubs in the Mediterranean -a strategic passage ofContinue reading “Permanent Vacation”

An interview with director Jakob Brossmann on filming life at the border island of Lampedusa Photo Interview by Zak Varvaresso       Your film just debuted at Locarno film fest and has been this year’s Europa Cinemas official film selection. JAKOB BROSSMANN: It was a great honour for me, because I really care a lot about two things:Continue reading “Lampedusa In Focus”