Migrants share pictures of lost past in chilling photo series

Migrants interviewed on Austria-Slovenia border share pictures of people and possessions they left behind

A stunning new photo series offers a unique perspective into the abandoned livelihoods of migrants undertaking a life-threatening journey into Europe.

Photographed displaying pictures of their loved ones or once-peaceful home lives, the images offer a snapshot of humanity.

Interviewed on the Austria-Slovenia border, the migrants, hailing from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo, show  snapshots of their lost past, and the livelihood they abandoned in search of a better living.



Papi from Kinshasa, Congo, shows a picture of his daughter Gisele as he waits to cross the Slovenia-Austria border in Sentilj, Slovenia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A young woman named Haya, who hails from the city of Artoz, Syria, shows a picture of her town before it was ravaged by the civil war. PHOTO: REUTERS

The school children migrant Basas, from Damascus, Syria, once used to work with in his home city are shown in this photograph. PHOTO: REUTERS

Haldun, also from Damascus, shows a picture of his city before it became a battleground between Bashar al-Assad, ISIS and other rebel groups. PHOTO: REUTERS

Logine shows a picture of her the shrubs and bushes in her backyard at the home in Hamslo, Syria, which she abandoned. PHOTO: REUTERS

More than 680,000 asylum seekers have entered into Europe this year, after fleeing war and deprivation in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Slovenia and Austria are bearing the most of this refugee crisis.



Among these migrants are refugees trying to escape war in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

The article originally appeared on Daily Mail.