Glass Barriers

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Photographer

Maria Elena Gioka
Date of Photograph

October 2009
Technical Info

Nikon D80, 28-70mm.
Website

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A Cuban girl posing for a foreigner: a glass in between.

Biography

Maria Elena was born in Athens,Greece,in 1973 but has been living abroad for the last 10 years. She has studied Economics and Film Direction and has recently retaken the old hobby of photography hoping to start her personal exhibitions real soon and maybe become a professional later on. Loves street photography, documentary and portraits of ordinary or unusual people. Some of her favorite subjects:old people and children.

Story

Glass can protect, isolate, allow one to view, but never touch. Able to alter the sight or perspective of things; can even make one see more clearly, but could also hurt or kill, if it breaks.
An entire country has been behind glass for 50 controversial years and, at best, an uncertain future awaits behind the isolation.