Amateur Photographer

Out of the blue

Designated as one of five ‘Blue Zones' by National Geographic, the island of Ikaria is a curious place. In such zones, people typically live well into their nineties and beyond.

Needing a final major project for her MA in Documentary Photography, Lily Bungay was naturally drawn to the island, thanks to a long-standing connection with the elderly. ‘I remember accompanying my mother as we delivered meals-on-wheels dinners,' she explains. ‘As a teenager, I worked in sheltered

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