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Margarita Mavromichalis is a street photographer whose work centers on everyday life, human behavior, and emotionally charged moments found in public spaces. She speaks five languages and studied translation and interpreting, often describing photography as her second language because of its ability to communicate across cultures without words.

After moving to New York in 2009, she studied at the International Center of Photography, where she later served as a Teaching Assistant. In 2014, she returned to Greece and devoted much of her work to documenting the refugee crisis on the island of Lesvos, focusing on its social and human impact. She is currently based in Tokyo, continuing her exploration of street life and contemporary realities.

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Elderly couple sharing a tender moment, captured by street photographer focusing on raw and human everyday life moments.

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Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, including in New York, Boston, San Diego, Paris, Berlin, London, Athens, Budapest, Barcelona, and Tokyo, with selected works held in the permanent collections of the "Museum of the City of New York" and the "Brooklyn Historical Society". Margarita’s work has been published by "The Wall Street Journal" and "The Huffington Post", and featured in books by "teNeues", "Prestel", and "Hoxton Mini Press".

She has received numerous awards, including the "Pollux Award", multiple "Julia Margaret Cameron Awards", medals at the "Budapest International Foto Awards" and "Prix de la Photographie Paris", and a nomination for the "Leica Oscar Barnack Award" in 2023. Alongside her practice, she teaches street photography workshops worldwide, sharing her approach to observation, storytelling, and cultural discovery.

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    Street photographer captures raw and human moments as a boy touches a painted face on the side of a bus in everyday life.

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