In a long-term project, the photographer portrayed the residents of a self-organized refugee collective in Athens Frieder Bickhardt will be awarded the fifth August Sander Award in 2026 for his project City Plaza. At the heart of the work are black-and-white portraits, created with a large-format camera, depicting residents of a formerly vacant hotel in Athens. From 2016 to 2019, refugees, together with local activists and numerous international volunteers, formed a self-orga…