Nikos Priporas - West Side Story

West Side Story is not just a study of urban topography, a journey through the western neighborhoods of Thessaloniki. It tells a somehow concealed story, through a penetrating gaze into the city’s crucible of people, where neighborhoods grew bearing the grievance of inequality in their bosom. It is, in a sense, the invisible side of a city - perhaps every city - deserving far more acknowledgement than it is hesitantly and belatedly granted. It is an oblique yet illuminating reflection of our other self, the one we often choose to ignore.

Hercules Papaioannou (from the introduction of the book)

Bio
Νikos Priporas (b.1984) is a photographer based in Thessaloniki. He hold degrees in Cultural Studies and Visual Communication. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad, including the Athens Photo Festival (2019) and the Photometria Festival (2019-2020). His project, West Side Story, was awarded at Athens Photo World 2023.