Tourist reading the newspaper at the beach. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Refugees reaching Greece coming by boat from the Turkish coast. August 2015 Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Refugees waiting to get registered by the Greek police. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Tourists enjoying their holiday in the shade. Hotel Kos Palace, August 2015 Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Showers of the makeshift refugee camp in the abandoned Hotel Captain Elias. August 2015 Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Abandoned lifejacket found by a tourist in the Mediterranean Sea next to an air mattress and a swimming ring at the pool of Hotel Kos Palace. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Tourists taking a morning walk at the beach pass by abandoned lifejackets from refugees that arrived on the previous night. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Remains of concrete in the sea with a graffiti saying "Fortress Europe". A term used by the Nazi in WWII. In the background, the Turkish mainland. August 201, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Refugees reach the island of Kos coming on a boat from Turkey. On the beach, photojournalists take pictures of their arrival. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
A Dutch tourist helps distributing food to refugees in the makeshift refugee camp outside the former abandoned Hotel Captain Elias. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
The backyard of the makeshift refugee camp in the abandoned Hotel Captain Elias. August 2015 Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Tourist photographs tents of refugees on the beach promenade. In the background a ferry that has been converted to a rescue ship exclusively for Syrian refugees. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Makeshift refugee tent made of palm leaves and trash near the abandoned Hotel Captain Elias. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Reinhilde Michalakopolous, German owner of the Hotel Kos Palace, donates peaches and bread to refugees staying at the makeshift refugee camp in the abandoned Hotel Captain Elias. August 2015 Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Refugees bathing in the Mediterranean Sea. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
German tourist walks with selfiestick along the beach promenade of Kos City where refugees camp until they get registered. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
View of the Turkish mainland. Balcony of an hotel room with sea views. Hotel Kos Palace, August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Hotel owner Reinhilde Michalakopolous distributes Ouzo to the hotel guests at the beginning of the Greek night at Hotel Kos Palace. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Refugees in a makeshift refugee camp at the abandoned Hotel Captain Elias. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Pool, Hotel Kos Palace. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
Tourist bathing in the swimming pool of the Hotel Kos Palace. August 2015 Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ
A boat left behind on the beach by refugees after landing on Kos. August 2015, Kos, Greece, Europe © Jörg Brüggemann / OSTKREUZ