Exodus

As a result of the complex sociopolitical context that some countries such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan have been undergoing since 2015, the migratory crossing to Europe has increased significantly. Hundreds of thousands of people have left the Asian continent behind crossing in smalls open boats from the Turkish coast to Greece, possibly starting the longest part of their trip due to the extensive closure of the borders.

This photo report documents this exodus once they have touched european soil. To be precise the arrival on Lesbos Island, the Idomeni Camp, where there are approximately 14000 refugees awaiting the opening of the frontier and the failure of thousands of migrants to cross over to Macedonia in March 2016.

2016

As a result of the complex sociopolitical context that some countries such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan have been undergoing since 2015, the migratory crossing to Europe has increased significantly. Hundreds of thousands of people have left the Asian continent behind crossing in smalls open boats from the Turkish coast to Greece, possibly starting the longest part of their trip due to the extensive closure of the borders.

This photo report documents this exodus once they have touched european soil. To be precise the arrival on Lesbos Island, the Idomeni Camp, where there are approximately 14000 refugees awaiting the opening of the frontier and the failure of thousands of migrants to cross over to Macedonia in March 2016.

2016
A group of migrants arriving in Lesbos, Greece.
A young man walks to the shore after getting off the boat that it has brought him from the Turkish coast to Lesbos, Greece.
A couple of migrants, who have just arrived in Lesbos, are helped by a volunteer to leave the cliffs of Katia, in the southern part of the island. People arriving are going to the Moria Refugee Center to try to be registered in Europe.
Mountain of life jackets are used by thousands of migrants to cross from Turkey to Greece.
A man walks with his belongings on the train tracks in the migrante camp of Idomeni, Greece.
A group of people is trying to pick up food bags from a truck during a disorganized food deal at the Entrance to the Idomeni refugee camp. In the many cases, due to desperation, incidents occur among migrants in these distributions.
Concertina that separates Greece from Macedonia.
A child jumps a small creek in the Idomeni migrant camp created as a result of the rains that occurred during the second week of March.
Family, coming from the Syrian city of Idlib, is heated around a bonfire in Idomeni. When the border of Macedonia opens, they would like to continue their journey to Germany or Spain.
Group of women walking along the train tracks in Idomeni.
On March 14, 2016, approximately two thousand migrants left from Idomeni to try to cross to Macedonia. After several kilometers walking they managed to cross the border but hours later they were returned to Greece. In the image, in the background, the Macedonian town of Gevgelia.
Several young men passing a police cordon of riot police.
A woman falls into the ground after walking several kilometers since leaving the Idomeni camp.
Migrants crossing the Konska River, Greece. About two thousand people began to walk towards the border of Macedonia from Idomeni camp the morning of the 14 of March 2016. After being able to enter, they were reurned to Greece.