Europe's troubled past comes to light

How a photographer's journey through the European debt crisis stands the test of another difficult time

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Franco-Prussian War Monument, Berlin, Germany.
Franco-Prussian War monument, Berlin.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush)"Everywhere I went I saw the past re-emerging as a result of the economic and political tension on the continent," Bush writes in the accompanying essay of his photography project)

Victory arch, Madrid.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush))

Bulgarian fighter jet, Sofia, Bulgaria.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush)Traveling at the height of the European debt crisis, Bush saw how the abuses of the past were bubbling up with the economic pain of the present. Through his lens, both the small m)

Carabinieri in riot gear, Rome.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush))

Krupp escalator, Paris.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush))

Designer boutique, Athens, Greece.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush)At the time, Bush bypassed the United Kingdom, which he later regretted when he was putting his project together. "With Brexit, however, that absence suddenly seems to make quite)

European Central Bank sign, Frankfurt, Germany.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush))

Political poster, Rome, Italy.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush))

Memorial plaque, Budapest, Hungary.
(Image credit: (Lewis Bush)**To see or read more on Lewis Bush' The Memory of History project or any of his photography, visit his website or follow him on Twitter and Instagram.**)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.