"What is a rebel? A man who says no.”Albert Camus-
Sinjari Yezidi Woman - Lalish, Iraqi Kurdistan (2012)
Friday, October 9, 2015
James Nachtwey: The Journey of Hope
"I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I
have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated." -James Nachtwey-
From the wine-dark waters of the Aegean Sea to the back roads of the Balkans, James Nachtwey documents the dangerous passage
Their journey began in war, poverty and oppression. They are fleeing,
by the hundreds of thousands, from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, from
Somalia, Iran, Pakistan and Eritrea, a ceaseless flow of humanity driven
by fear, insecurity and lack of opportunity, their desperation matched
only by their fortitude and sense of hope.
Somehow they make it to Turkey, within sight of the Greek island of
Lesbos, and embark in a flotilla of frail rubber rafts to the refuge of
Europe. Entire families, old folks, young children and infants brave the
perilous crossing outfitted with flimsy “life preservers” or inflated
inner tubes. Most of them make it across, but some have perished at sea.
