© 2016 Jason Florio

Greek Tragedy 1
2016
Black and White Digital Type-C Print
Edition of 20
16 x 20 inches

A Syrian mother holds on to her 8 month old son after the boat they were being smuggled on from Turkey to Greece capsized after the Turkish smuggler lost control of the boat. To the left, a Syrian father holds onto his 2 year old daughter who, unknown to him at the time was already dead. 3 children died in the incident, the other 20 people were rescued by the NGO, Migrant Offshore Aid Station team.