A portrait of the Prosfygika housing complex during the Greek economic crisis


  • An immigrant smokes a cigarette inside an apartment.
    An immigrant smokes a cigarette inside an apartment.
  • Iranian squatters sit inside a living room.
    Iranian squatters sit inside a living room.
  • Emine Kilic, a Turkish squatter and mother of 10, speaks on the phone inside a kitchen.
    Emine Kilic, a Turkish squatter and mother of 10, speaks on the phone inside a kitchen.
  • Children play with a ball at an alley between buildings.
    Children play with a ball at an alley between buildings.
  • Immigrants pose in front of one of the buildings.
    Immigrants pose in front of one of the buildings.
  • A resident trains his dog at an alley between buildings.
    A resident trains his dog at an alley between buildings.
  • Turkish immigrant Emine Kilic hugs a baby sat at the soup kitchen.
    Turkish immigrant Emine Kilic hugs a baby sat at the soup kitchen.
  • Tasos, a recovering drug addict, who has been squatting for years.
    Tasos, a recovering drug addict, who has been squatting for years.
  • A man is silhouetted speaking on the phone inside an apartment.
    A man is silhouetted speaking on the phone inside an apartment.
  • Chrysoula Charizanou, 76, a Greek owner of an apartment, poses inside her bedroom.
    Chrysoula Charizanou, 76, a Greek owner of an apartment, poses inside her bedroom.
  • Children are seen from inside an apartment playing at an alley.
    Children are seen from inside an apartment playing at an alley.
  • A view of an apartment at the Prosfygika housing complex in Athens.
    A view of an apartment at the Prosfygika housing complex in Athens.