About Alki

Originally from Greece, I spent most of my life travelling around the world, living in Kenya, Zimbabwe, France, England and currently in Austria. In late 2015, I returned to Greece where I began to volunteer with groups helping asylum seekers. Since then I have carried out research on human smuggling networks for the Cambridge Institute of Criminology and worked with both NGOs and independent initiatives across the country.

Throughout this time, I also began to document what I saw and try to tell people’s stories. I have been working to raise awareness through my photos, by speaking at events and participating in exhibitions at Darwin College, The Cambridge Festival of Ideas and at the Heong Gallery. In early 2020, I was able to publish my first photo-documentary book in collaboration with the Initiative Minderheiten Tirol (Tirolean Minorities Initiative).

I am also interested in pursuing projects beyond the field of migration, with a particular interest in the stories of women, the queer community and civil rights issues.