Lingering Ghosts

The aim of my ongoing documentary photography project, "Lingering Ghosts" is to give a small insight into some of the asylum seekers who hope to find refuge in Britain.

The aim of my ongoing documentary photography project, "Lingering Ghosts" is to give a small insight into some of the asylum seekers who hope to find refuge in Britain. It also seeks to raise questions about how the UK’s migration system treats those who arrive in our country seeking safety. These “Lingering Ghosts” are unable to fully contribute and integrate within the UK society, and are left in a place where their future is uncertain.

These asylum seekers coming to the UK seek a normal, peaceful life where they can contribute to society but until they are given refugee status they are unable to do so. This often leads to a loss of identity, purpose and confusion. I hope to give the viewers a sense of the frustration and confusion that asylum seekers feel, whilst questioning the theme of identity.

This ongoing project is to be published by FABRICA in February 2016.

Finalist of Photograph Museum of Humanity Next Generation Grant 2015