Greece’s Moria Camp

Greece’s Moria Camp

Aggelos Barai


The reason behind launching this project is the rapid increase of inhumane conditions in Moria camp in Lesvos, Greece- the largest open prison in Europe- along with my personal interest to understand and show the reality of the micro-community of immigrants and refugees in relation with the island of Lesvos, its people and its land.


While Greece is now experiencing the second wave of the so-called refugee/ migration crisis, more than 20,000 people are trapped in terrible conditions in Moria, as the camp was designed to accommodate 3,000. In this Aegean island two worlds collide extremely dangerously – on the one hand the people who are eager to leave but not allowed to, leading to feelings of frustration and anger and on the other hand people who want back the “normality” of their island. Migrants and refugees are turned into scapegoats as racist behaviours increase.


I have been following the refugee crisis for many years now but this time I was eager to escape the stereotypical depiction of the migrant/ refugee and to focus on storytelling in a more experiential way, trying to get closer to people and show their story through my lens. Being present there, gave me the opportunity to see deeper and besides the living conditions, to focus on moments of joy, pain, intimacy and affection.


These moments are the epicentre of the migration experience and they brought back to my mind my own personal migration story, when I came from Albania to Greece as a kid in 1998. I have experienced the beautiful feelings of freedom and hope but also the dark side of being a migrant.

A afghan girl is playing with dolls by the sea.
Cut trees outside the central camp of Moria.
A man from Afghanistan lies down in a land.
A child sleeps outside near Mytilene.
Refugees left on the street after fire destroys Moria refugee camp.
Asylum seekers sleep in shadow.
Children play upon a tank by the sea.
? quilt outside the central camp of Moria.
A girl crosses the road to go to the camp of Moria.
? man sleeps with his child in the tent.
A woman sits alone outside Moria refugee camp.
A young man holds on his hand a white rose.
A young man stands inside the sea.
A girl from Afghanistan swings outside Moria refugee camp in the island of Lesbos, Greece.
A young Afghan man swims in the sea.
A young man cuts woods.
Refugee Cemetery.
A young man looks at the camp of Moria.
?wo women clean the lamb’s head.
A young Afghan man looks at a fire.
A woman from Afghanistan stands by the sea.
?n Afghan woman with her newborn baby.
A woman from Afghanistan stares outside.
Two Afghan children fly a kite together.
People from Africa countries are praying outside Moria refugee camp.
A mother with her child crosses the beach.
The burnt facilities of the school for refugee children, part of the “One Happy Family” NGOs project.
Greek fishermen mending their nets.
A 10-year-old Afghan girl swims at the sea.
Refugees scuffle for bottles of water during a distribution by local authorities near Mytilene.
A Syrian woman called Hariri meets her sister after having been apart for a long period.
Young refugees look towards the port.
Fire Destroys Most Of Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp.
Fire Destroys Most Of Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp.
Two men standing in the debris of Moria refugee camp.
Flowers inside the water.
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