Photography

Family metaphors

Children's hands are filled with blackberries

Carlos is one of the researchers on the Covid Chronicles from the Margins project. He says: “These photos show an asylum seeker family (one parent, 2 children) in metaphors. Discovering daisies on the first springtime walk in the UK.

12th December 2023

A place of stillness and the divinity within you

A very quiet street is shown with a beautiful sky behind it

This image shows a street which is normally very busy, full of traffic, but it is quiet due to the Covid lockdown. The setting sun behind the trees and the church tower in the distance creates a mysterious effect.

12th December 2023

Talking about hair falling out

Week 10 of lockdown in the Hague.

12th December 2023

Uncertainty

A gorgeous, happy toddler stands with his hands pressed up against a window smiling at the refugee art photographer

Victor Flores and his wife, both from El Salvador, have been in the UK since 2019 waiting for a Home Office response to their asylum claim.

12th December 2023

Migrant solidarity in The Hague

Distributing food packs from Red Cross and others in The Hague

Joy said: “I feel fortunate to play a role in helping my fellow undocumented migrants by distributing food packs from Red Cross and others. The pandemic crisis has terrible impact for undocumented people without work.

12th December 2023

Not being at school

“On 15 March we were informed that the schools would close ‘cos of coronavirus. We were shocked. (…) Only children whose parents were in politics, doctors or firefighters, were allowed to go to school.

12th December 2023

Lazy cat

A cat lies with a computer mouse on its back

Sara said: “We hoped the cat lent to us by a friend before lockdown might catch the mice. The cat was very cute, but lazy and expensive to keep especially after corona.

12th December 2023

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Swansea as a City of Sanctuary

City of Sanctuary is a national movement committed to building a welcoming culture of hospitality, especially for refugees seeking sanctuary from war and persecution.

12th December 2023