Yannis Behrakis

Yannis Behrakis documented the Middle East like few others

During his decades-long career at Reuters, Behrakis covered seismic events in the region, including the Egyptian uprising of 2011 and the Syrian refugee crisis
The photographer’s body of work spanned wars and crises around the world — yet was known to focus on the dignity of humans in distress, rather than pure pity

By BEN FLANAGAN · 04 March 2019