Greece
Could legalising cannabis help Greece escape economic crisis?
Quite possibly... — As Greece embraces medical marijuana, activists at the Legalise Cannabis Protestival are pushing for full legalisation to give the austerity-ravaged country a huge economic boost.
Written by: Alex King
Greece still looks stunning in this video postcard
Huck x Teva — Standing amid Meteora’s sandstone spires, you can see why Greece has drawn in poets, artists and adventurers throughout the ages.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Crisis after crisis, Athens remains resilient in its beauty
A Tale of Two Cities — While the international journalistic community paints a polarised portrait of Greece, this photojournalist captures a peaceful and unique coherence of his country.
Written by: Jade Jackman
The architect building his own skate oasis in the ruins of the Greek crisis
Athens’ creative renaissance has begun — Latraac is a cutting-edge skate bowl and social space in a drug-infested neighbourhood of Athens - part of a new wave of creative projects transforming the city’s fortunes.
Written by: Alex King
The Greek skateboarders rebuilding their scene from the ashes of crisis
Huck x Levi's® — Launched in the middle of economic meltdown, Color Skates is an underground skate shop in downtown Athens, Greece, which is bringing the creative community together and building a new way forward. Here, in the latest post from 'Lines Through The City' – a collection of skateboarding and cycling stories produced by Huck in collaboration with Levi's® Skateboarding™ – Colors founder Vassilis Aramvoglou and team rider Mike Vasilakis share how they beat the odds to come out on top.
Written by: Alex King
Story Behind the Still: The defiant joy of Afghan refugees arriving on Lesvos
Reframing the refugee crisis — Two Afghan boys wearing Real Madrid T-shirts pose for a picture minutes after their boat landed on Skala Sykaminias beach on the Greek island of Lesvos. Hundreds of refugees, make this journey every day, boarding overcrowded inflatable boats to flee war and violence. But in the eyes of right-wing anti-immigration groups, this twosome are something to be feared. This is the story behind one of the boldest image in Huck’s Freaked Out Issue.
Written by: Jack Richardson
SkateYou: The app connecting skaters across the globe
Social media by and for skaters — SkateYou founder Jerry Tsagamilis explains how the app helps skaters share spots, tricks, win prizes and build community.
Written by: Alex King
The Travel Diary: Radical Exarcheia shows Athens there's another way
What you see along the way — Greece remains deep in a political and economic crisis, but Exarcheia - a small radical district in the heart of Athens - continues to remind us all there's a better way of doing things.
Written by: Chris McClean
For desperate refugees this small Greek village is Europe's impenetrable final frontier
Inside Idomeni — Sat close to Greece's border with Macedonia is Idomeni, a small village that's currently the temporary home to thousands of refugees. Photographer Gus Palmer reports from the ground.
Written by: Michael Segalov
How Greece is losing its soul to tourism
Paradise lost — Photographer Marinos Tsagkarakis explores his homeland and finds a country struggling to keep its soul.
Written by: HUCK HQ
