photo story
Giles Duley
Photographer
Giles started his career as a photographer
in the fashion industry before switching to
documentary work. His work focusing on the
effects of conflict on civilians. In 2011 whilst
working in Afghanistan he stepped on an
improvised explosive device (IED) sustaining lifechanging injuries. However he returned to work
continuing to document humanitarian stories.
In 2015 he was commissioned by UNHCR to
document the refugee crisis in Europe and the
Middle East. The project focused on telling the
individual stories of those caught up in the crisis.
As Giles said, "These are not statistics, these
are not numbers – these are individuals fighting
for survival and the safety of their families."
© UNHCR / Giles Duley
ITALY
153,800
SPAIN
15,400
GREECE
856,700
MALTA
105
Fig.13 Demographics
based on arrivals since 1 Jan 2015
25%
17%
58%
Children
Women
Men
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