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Children. The future of humanity and civilization’s lost bet whenever they are hungry or in pain.
Children. In a world cut into pieces: first, second third…
However, kids’ laughter when they play is the same everywhere, from Luxemburg to Soweto and from Israel to Bombay…Shortcuts of the universe, from children’s debonair happy play and unending innocence. Scenes of happiness even under difficult living conditions, especially in countries of excessive misery, where laughter is even more precious because of its rareness.
Photographs & Text: &copy: Maro Kouri

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279 Luxembourg, Les Ardennes province. The most peaceful trip is to fly in a balloon and the kids know that. © Maro Kouri 280 South Africa, Soweto,Johannesburg ex-ghetto during apertheid period. Trampoline jump. © Maro Kouri 281 Greece, Peloponissos, Ilia province. At Killini thermal springs an Italian little tourist enjoys the healing earth and water, seems like an angel that flies with his father tender touch. © Maro Kouri 285 South Africa, Cape of the good hope. Street market of african carvings. Boy cries behind his father leg. © Maro Kouri 287 China.The many faces of Beijing Society totally dominated by men. Young acrobats are trained for theinauguration day of 2008 Olympic Games. Some other underage boys built five stars hotels to earn few yen. Both boys have common fate. Everyday in Beijing are born 117 boys against 100 girls and in areas with low standard of living this gap is longer: 135 boys against 100 girls. Where do the girls go? An article of "Economist" says that according to a scenario, might use those men as ...militarily guns, obtaining a national movement;it could be a purpose for their poinlessly lifes. ©Maro Kouri © Maro Kouri 288 China, 'The many faces of Beijing' Chinese law against high birthrate does not change for homeless like Tsink's family, from Tsiang Ho.He explains that many houses are demolished in the hutongs (traditional neighborhoods) in order to built Olympic buildings.For whome that have no money, they live in the underground city, in ex-shelters, that cost 20dollars per week. ©Maro Kouri © Maro Kouri 289 © Maro Kouri 292 Estonia, The new face of Tallinn Little girl outside her school in Kalamaja. A poor suburb with beautiful wooden houses, where in recent years, nouveaux-riche and celebrity citizens have bought properties to renovate and live in. Photographs & Text: © Maro Kouri © Maro Kouri 293 China,'The many faces of Beijing' The Chinese TV and Press -most of them controlled by the governement- present the west style as exotic! 2.194 TV channels, 211 newspapers & 8,889,102 magazines brief the chinese people to the new reality. The access to many websites is forbidden. Economy gets free but not polirtics. And in the very poor suburbs like Tsiang -Ho maybe families starv, but the TV is always ON. © Maro Kouri © Maro Kouri 294 China, Woman in Beijing copyright:Maro Kouri © Maro Kouri 295 China, Woman in Beijing copyright:Maro Kouri © Maro Kouri 139566 Greek Spas Rodope, Kara Dere (Black Forest), Parangoloutra, girl jumps over stream © Maro Kouri 139577 Greek Spas West Rodope, Pomakochoria, young Muslim boy takes piece of bread © Maro Kouri 302 Greece, Samothraki island. The fisherman's daughter jumbs from boat to boat while the sun sets. © Maro Kouri 307 Greece, Athens, Aegaleo:the city of rich gypsies. Son of singer Costas Pavlidis, plays with a small guitar in his father's hug. © Maro Kouri 381 © Maro Kouri
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