It was one year after I took the photo, when I was reviewing some of my travel shots that I realized what a powerful symbol this photo carries. I thought back then: Oh, what a lucky shot! Getting the feelings on film without the feelings even being there.
Even more years later, I realized how well it can depict the turmoil boiling beneath the European Union. Could it be that this shot shows that nationalism, xenophobia and racism were boiling long before we even realized it is here? Could it be that the photo actually recorded true feelings?
