Metropolis - Exploration, Metropolis Epilogue

Exploration is the epilogue of the novel Metropolis – City Life in the Urban Age, hosted by the Noorderlicht Photogallery. Five photographers show their personal journeys of discovery in various world cities.

Meet Sarajevo, a city in transition, wrestling with its wounds from the past.  Explore Calcutta, the Indian megalopolis, unique in its intense concentration of extreme contrasts. Feel the optimism of Johannesburg, liberated from the crushing yoke of apartheid. Get acquainted with the new generation of Chinese who are coming of age up in the explosively growing megacities of Beijing and Shanghai. Experience the tense atmosphere in Bangkok during Thailand’s violent struggle against drugs.