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STIRE Photobook

STIRE Photobook - January 2021

The photos included in the STIRE Photobook were captured by participants of STIRE programme’s Photography Workshop. The participants are refugees and migrants living in Ireland. They all decided to capture different moments in order to highlight their unique experiences. Based on the premise that photography can be seen as a tool for emancipation, the productions portrayed in this resource aim to reflect the experience of settling in a new country. Development Perspectives would like to invite anyone accessing this resource to appreciate the stories and messages behind the pictures.

March 2020: Castlebar. "This place reminded me of the narrow houses back home." Photo by: Safwan

March 2020: Castlebar "Ireland will help to forget about the pain that we have been through." Self Portrait by: Maryam

March 2020: Castlebar. "Gifts are something I hold dearly. I received this from a friend with his name on it." Photo by: Mohammed

March 2020: Castlebar. "I had my own business back home. I want to be able to do the same here." Self Portrait by: Mohammed

March 2020: Castlebar. "Its a change but we are slowly getting used to it" Photo by: Mohammed

March 2020: Castlebar. "Thinking about the future makes me hope I can see the rest of my family beside me" Self Portrait by: Samah

March 2020: Castlebar. "This used to be my business phone. I found my self packing it and had no idea why." Photo by: Mohammed

November 2020: Offaly. Landscape Photo. Photo by: Mathews

November 2020: Sligo. Landscape Photo. Photo by: Dickson

November 2020: Sligo. Landscape Photo. Photo by: Gabriel

November 2020: Offaly. Self Portrait by: Mathews

November 2020: Sligo. Self Portrait by Dickson

November 2020: Dublin. "One city to another." Photo by: Prerna

STIRE consortium partners at the third project's coordination meeting in Zagreb, Croatia on January 2020.

First Photography Workshop held in Castlebar, Co. Mayo on March 2020.

Photography workshop, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, March 2020.

March 2020: Castlebar. "The new view." Photo by: Souad

March 2020: Castlebar. "The future for me here is now all about my kids and thinking what is best for them" Self Portrait by: Sohad

March 2020: Castlebar. "I carry my keys to my Syria home wherever i go. It gives me the hope that its still there." Photo by: Maryam

March 2020: Castlebar. "I left friends behind so I'm excited to make new ones" Self Portrait by: Safwan

March 2020: Castlebar. "The future for me here is now all about my kids and thinking what is best for them" Self Portrait by: Sohad

March 2020: Castlebar. "This necklace was gifted to me by a friend before we left. It has quotes from the Quran for protection." Photo by: Souad

March 2020: Castlebar. "We can't be Arab without our coffee set even though I left them all behind I carried this with me." Photo by: Samah

November 2020: Limerick. Landscape Photo. Photo by: Catherine

November 2020: Carrickmacross. Landscape Photo. Photo by: Flutura

November 2020: Belfast. Landscape Photo. Photo by: Hanna

November 2020: Limerick. Self Portrait by: Catherine

November 2020: Kildare. Self Portrait by: Funmi

November 2020: Limerick. Still Life Photo. Photo by: Catherine

November 2020: Sligo. Still Life Photo. Photo by: Gabriel

STIRE consortium partners at the third project's coordination meeting in Zagreb, Croatia on January 2020.

Photography workshop, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, March 2020.

March 2020: Castlebar "I'm still young. I have a future ahead of me where I can go back to education." Self Portrait by: Souad

March 2020: Castlebar. "Do I really have to go outside? It's too cold!" Photo by: Samah

March 2020: Castlebar. "I found this house interesting. I walk past it whenever I'm picking my child from school. It reminds me of how our lives have changed. Photo by: Sohad

March 2020: Castlebar. "I was gifted each of these from my friends all of different faiths" Photo by: Safwan

March 2020: Castlebar. "The music culture here is different to back home" Photo by: Maryam

March 2020: Castlebar. "This Quran is the one thing I brought with me from back home. My faith is something that I hold on to and want to be able to give to my kids." Photo by: Sohad