In our first Ones to Watch feature, Saad Eltinay explores family, memory and Sudanese masculinity from relative sanctuary in Paris
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In his debut photobook – the first-ever photographic title by a Sudanese photographer – Basheer revisits memories of his parents, who died when he was three years old
Each year, British Journal of Photography presents its Ones To Watch – a selection of emerging…
21 June 2022
Based between Berlin and Khartoum, Salah uses photography as language, writing ‘visual poetry’
Chiba’s image of a young man reciting poetry in the wake of the brutal Khartoum massacre captures the hope and resilience of protesters in Sudan
“I meet people with more empathy and more care towards one another in war situations or in conflict around the world than I have ever experienced in Europe. People want to share the little they have with me because I have talked to them and shown an interest in them,” says Jan Grarup. His work has taken him to the sites of the worst conflicts – from obvious examples such as Iraq and Iran, to forgotten areas like the Central African Republic. Each place he visits, he stays to learn about the culture and customs of the people before taking their photographs. In these places of despair and destruction, Grarup often finds hope and resilience. But the Western world needs to be more active and share the responsibility to help these regions return to a peaceful existence.