Farewell video from “Médecins Sans Frontières” to Yannis Behrakis
With a touching video, “Médecins Sans Frontières” said goodbye to Greek photojournalist Yannis Behrakis, who died on 3 March 2019.
Αποχαιρετάμε τον σπουδαίο Γιάννη Μπεχράκη, μέσα από το βίντεο της έκθεσης «People on the Move» που δημοσιεύεται για πρώτη φορά. Τιμάμε τη μνήμη και τη ματιά μοναδικής ευαισθησίας, ενός μοναδικού Ανθρώπου και Φωτογράφου. https://t.co/hWhO9vnlmb
— ΓΙΑΤΡΟΙ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΣΥΝΟΡΑ (@MSFgreece) March 11, 2019
“Médecins Sans Frontières farewell to the great Yannis Behrakis. One of the top photojournalists in the world, but above all, a great man who found hope even in the most difficult situations”, it says in the introduction of the video and continues:
“Yannis Behrakis and Médecins Sans Frontières collaborated in 2016 in the photo exhibition “People on the Move ” at Athens International Airport. The video of the show is first published in digital media to commemorate the unique sensitivity of Yannis Behrakis.
Goodbye, Yannis! Thank you for everything. “
In 2017, Yannis Behrakis won the public prize in the Bayeux-Calvados Awards, in Bayeux, Normandy, and donated the cash prize to Médecins Sans Frontières.
