Magnum Photos
Photographers 
Photographers 
Decades 
Decades 
Orientation 
Orientation 
Category 
Category 
Material 
Material 
Level 
Level 

Portfolio - Enri Canaj 

Enri Canaj 

“When you are an immigrant you feel that nothing belongs to you. Your freedom to dream and to imagine is the only thing you have. Photography is the only freedom I have.”

Enri Canaj was born in Tirana, Albania, in 1980. He spent his early childhood there and moved with his family to Greece in 1991, immediately after the opening of the borders. He is based in Athens and covers stories in Greece and the Balkans, focusing on migration and the recent crisis.

Since 2008, he has been a freelance photographer for major publications such as Time Lightbox, CNN Photo, New York Magazine, MSNBC Photography,... 

Enri Canaj 2017

ITALY. Catania. July 14, 2017. Men and women wait to disembark... 

Enri Canaj 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Porte de la Chapelle. July 10th, 2017. 

Enri Canaj 2016

GREECE. Idomeni. March 2016. Refugees stand in line to get food.... 

Enri Canaj 2016

Refugees from Syria wait inside a train station near the town... 

Enri Canaj 2016

SERBIA. January 2016. Reaching the northern Serbian town of Sid.... 

Enri Canaj 2016

GREECE. March 2016. Near the village of Idomeni. Refugees waiting... 

Enri Canaj 2016

GREECE. Idomeni. March 2016. Refugees wait near the railway station,... 

Enri Canaj 2016

GREECE. Idomeni. March 2016. A volunteer distributes food to... 

Enri Canaj 2015

ALBANIA. Diber. April 2015. Coffee Bar Restaurant. 

Enri Canaj 2015

ALBANIA. Tirana. August 2015. Hajria, 52, and Gonxhe, 50. Best... 

Enri Canaj 2015

ALBANIA. May 2015. Little girl in a valley of north Albania. 

Enri Canaj 2015

GREECE. Lesbos. October 2015. Refugees wrapped themselves with... 

Enri Canaj 2015

MACEDONIA. Gevgelija. September 2015. Refugees at the train station... 

Enri Canaj 2015

GREECE. Idomeni. December 2015. Macedonian Army engineers build... 

Enri Canaj 2015

GREECE. Lesbos. October 2015. At the Moria camp, refugees sleep... 

Enri Canaj 2015

GREECE. Lesbos. October 2015. A small boat with refugees and... 

Enri Canaj 2015

GREECE. Lesbos. November 2015. Because of the bad sea, the journey... 

Enri Canaj 2015

GREECE. Lesbos. September 2015. Afghan refugees at the port of... 

Enri Canaj 2015

MACEDONIA. Gevgelija. August 2015. Children refugees rest in... 

Enri Canaj 2015

GREECE. Idomeni. June 2015. Abdifatah, 21, from Somalia. His... 

Enri Canaj 2015

Greek authoriteis are seen during a protest in Halkidiki, sparked... 

Enri Canaj 2014

ALBANIA. Tirana. January 2014. At the zoo. 

Enri Canaj 2014

ALBANIA. April 2014. A sheep inside a local van in North Albania.... 

Enri Canaj 2014

ALBANIA. Zagora village. November 2014. A catholic family. Inside... 

Enri Canaj 2014

ALBANIA. Tirana. April 2014. 

Enri Canaj 2014

Snowing day. Albania 

Enri Canaj 2014

GREECE. Inousa. September 2014. Refugees waiting in line to be... 

Enri Canaj 2014

GREECE. Inousa. September 2014. Syrian mother holds her 4-month-old... 

Enri Canaj 2013

ALBANIA. Tirana. January 2013. A bridal dress salon in the suburb... 

Enri Canaj 2013

GREECE. Athens. January 2013. Near the city center. Nowadays... 

Enri Canaj 2013

GREECE. Athens. January 2013. Abandoned area near the city center.... 

Enri Canaj 2013

GREECE. Athens. January 2013. During the funeral of Serdar Giakub,... 

Enri Canaj 2012

ALBANIA. Tirana. December 2012. Last preparations at a wedding... 

Enri Canaj 2009

A group of men on their way to the cemetery. Bajram Curri, Albania.... 

Enri Canaj 2012

ALBANIA. Tirana. December 2012. According to Albanian tradition,... 

Enri Canaj 2014

ALBANIA. Tirana. April 2014. During a funeral. According to Albanian... 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Athens. July 2012. Kostas, 24, and his siblings inside... 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Athens. 2012. Inside a Bangladeshi immigrant home. This... 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Athens. 2012. Sex workers kissing on the street. 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Athens. October 2012. Mixalis 28 and Eleni 32 in an hotel... 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Athens. November 2012. Mixalis 28 and Eleni 32 in a hotel... 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Athens. April 2012. Police force arresting an immigrant.... 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Athens. December 2012. A man who had been beaten by a... 
NN11518354 
HR 
R 

Enri Canaj 2012

GREECE. Patra. April 2012. Hasan from Morocco, 22 years, in an... 

Enri Canaj 2011

GREECE. Athens. May 2011. Little girl playing in the park. 
Display 
Items per page