‘I feel a very strong need to speak for those who have no voice’

"I feel a very strong need to speak for those people who have been treated unfairly or those who have no voice. This, I feel, is my mission," award-winning Greek photojournalist Yannis Behrakis, who died on Saturday, told Kathimerini in an interview first published on September 11, 2017.
The interview preceded the launch of a digital photography exhibition at Zappeion Hall, a part of which was dedicated to the work of the Reuters senior editor. Kathimerini is republishing that interview in tribute to Behrakis's life and work.
 
What is a photographic moment for you?
It is that infinitesimal bit of a second which I capture with a click of the camera. Using my experience, instinct and imagination, I can see maybe a little ahead of time and find myself at the point where, with light as my ally, I will catch this magical moment, this "decisive moment...