Nikos Economopoulos Political meeting. Yozgat, Turkey. 1990.
“It was a political rally in Yozgat, Turkey. In spring. The square was packed with male supporters of Ismet Inönü’s party. There was tension, a sense of ur
(...) gency, and violence in the air. And then, suddenly, this butterfly landed gently on the back of an unsuspecting man. I approached quietly, waiting for something to happen, and continued walking behind him on my tiptoes so as not to scare her away. He sensed my presence behind him and turned. This image is about the curious relation between the harsh features of this man and the tender touch of the butterfly. Or perhaps, even more, about the role of the photographer in sewing them together.”
— Nikos Economopoulos © Nikos Economopoulos | Magnum Photos
