JACOB EHRBAHN, DENMARK
BANGLADESH: WAITING WITH THEIR LAST OUNCE OF STRENGTH
Another Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Many didn’t make it that far – their throats were cut, they were thrown off cliffs, their limbs were hacked off. Those who survived have brought with them the traumatic memories of the events. Now they are sitting in line and waiting for help – sometimes the whole day. A young mother tries to free her child from the crowd, get some fresh air and shade.
© Jacob Ehrbahn, Denmark (for Politiken)
Danish photojournalist Jacob Ehrbahn, born in 1970, has worked for the daily newspaper Politiken since 2003 and was on site to capture this scene. He is a three-time winner of the “Photographer of the Year” award in his home country of Denmark; at an international level, he has won almost as many renowned prizes as Muhammed Muheisen. And like Muheisen and other photographers, whose works from war zones can be seen here, Ehrbahn’s photo series prove that even a billion pictures shared on Facebook cannot diminish the importance of socially engaged, professional photography. These are the images that make it impossible to forget and to look away. The images that create political pressure to act.
Curriculum Vitae: Jacob Ehrbahn (for Politiken)
© Jacob Ehrbahn