Category Archives: Work
Hungarian photographer captures the lives of Roma in France
Set in a golden rectangular frame a photo shot of a middle-aged man posing with three children – two teenage girls and a little boy- instantly attracts attention. All four are Roma migrants – gypsies from Romania and neighbouring Eastern
Hungarian photographer captures the lives of Roma in France
Set in a golden rectangular frame a photo shot of a middle-aged man posing with three children – two teenage girls and a little boy- instantly attracts attention. All four are Roma migrants – gypsies from Romania and neighbouring Eastern
An afternoon with celebrity newspaper vendor Ali Akbar
Not your ordinary newspaper vendor, Ali Akbar is a local celebrity in the affluent boulevard Saint Germain of Paris. In search of a better life, Ali left Pakistan at a tender age and has now lived for 40 years in
An afternoon with celebrity newspaper vendor Ali Akbar
Not your ordinary newspaper vendor, Ali Akbar is a local celebrity in the affluent boulevard Saint Germain of Paris. In search of a better life, Ali left Pakistan at a tender age and has now lived for 40 years in
“We don’t ask for a credit card when migrants need medical aid”
The French healthcare system is renowned worldwide but remains off-limits to illegal migrants in the country. If health is a fundamental right, getting treated, however, is not always possible.Aid organisations are calling for a parallel medical system to assist those
“We don’t ask for a credit card when migrants need medical aid”
The French healthcare system is renowned worldwide but remains off-limits to illegal migrants in the country. If health is a fundamental right, getting treated, however, is not always possible.Aid organisations are calling for a parallel medical system to assist those
After four decades, Spanish concierge calls Paris home
Remedios Carballo says she felt like a stranger back in her hometown, a small countryside village in the Pontevedra province, just above the Portuguese border. “Over there, everybody looks at me and says: you’ve been away for forty-three years,” exclaims
After four decades, Spanish concierge calls Paris home
Remedios Carballo says she felt like a stranger back in her hometown, a small countryside village in the Pontevedra province, just above the Portuguese border. “Over there, everybody looks at me and says: you’ve been away for forty-three years,” exclaims
Immigration law: mixing business and passion
At the SSEA law firm, lawyers only deal with cases related to the rights of foreigners. The lawsuits are extremely varied: residence permits, asylum demands, family reunion visas but also divorces and criminal cases. Balancing between the will to defend
Immigration law: mixing business and passion
At the SSEA law firm, lawyers only deal with cases related to the rights of foreigners. The lawsuits are extremely varied: residence permits, asylum demands, family reunion visas but also divorces and criminal cases. Balancing between the will to defend
“Above all, I’m of Chinese descent”
Buon-Huong TAN arrived in France when he was eight-years-old. Now 40-years-old, he is the deputy mayor of the 13th district in Paris and the first political figure from the Chinese community in Paris. A man with a gregarious personality, he
“Above all, I’m of Chinese descent”
Buon-Huong TAN arrived in France when he was eight-years-old. Now 40-years-old, he is the deputy mayor of the 13th district in Paris and the first political figure from the Chinese community in Paris. A man with a gregarious personality, he
Practicing Japanese medicine in Paris
Toshi Ichikawa holds in Paris a cabinet of Shiatsu: traditional Japanese medicine. On the first floor of a 14th district tall building, a series of bells, each associated to a different name, appears next to an old fashioned main door.
Practicing Japanese medicine in Paris
Toshi Ichikawa holds in Paris a cabinet of Shiatsu: traditional Japanese medicine. On the first floor of a 14th district tall building, a series of bells, each associated to a different name, appears next to an old fashioned main door.
Standing in a queue to make a living: an immigrant’s story
Applying for a French resident visa is nothing less than a nightmare for immigrants at the ill-famed prefecture of Bobigny (centre for visa and other administrative procedures), a north-western Parisian suburb. Elderly people, pregnant women and families with small children
Standing in a queue to make a living: an immigrant’s story
Applying for a French resident visa is nothing less than a nightmare for immigrants at the ill-famed prefecture of Bobigny (centre for visa and other administrative procedures), a north-western Parisian suburb. Elderly people, pregnant women and families with small children
