© Antonios Pasvantis
Series Finalist · Open Call 2023
Antonios Pasvantis
In 1910, nearly 90% of the Muslim population in Thrace identified as Alevis or Behtashis. The Treaty of Lausanne, signed between Greece and Turkey, subsequently labeled these individuals as a Muslim minority. During the Cold War, a segment of this minority, residing in the Rodopi Mountains near the Bulgarian border, found themselves isolated by internal barriers.
To interact with them, special permission was required. Over the years, Sunni Islam gained prominence over other sects. THE LAST COMMUNITY explores the lives and uncertain future of the remaining 4,000 Greek Alevis/Behtashis in the Evros region, probing into their societal concerns through visual examinations and fieldwork interviews.
Eyeshot Magazine #11
The second Eyeshot Open Call, a reading of contemporary street and documentary photography across continents and approaches. Issue #11 collects six awarded works, single images and series, selected by a jury of ten photographers, editors, and curators. The works move between street observation, documentary practice, intimate portraiture, and political witness, presented as an annual reading of what photography is doing now.
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The next edition of the Eyeshot Open Call. Submissions open annually. Single images and series are welcome from photographers working in street and documentary photography.
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Each edition is read by a different international jury of photographers, editors, and curators. The full list of jurors who have read for Eyeshot is on the past jurors page.
OPEN CALL 2023
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The 2023 reading at its clearest. Six awarded works across single and series.
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The 2023 reading in a single image. Thirty-nine single photographs read by the jury.
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The 2023 reading in extended sequences. Fifteen photo essays read by the jury.