ジョン・スタンメイヤーのインスタグラム(johnstanmeyer) - 11月21日 03時48分

Bearing Witness ~ The Refugee Crisis

On 20 September, 2014, a father and son carry the most important items they could grab before fleeing their home as IS began to overrun their city of Kobani, Syria -- musical instruments. Over that weekend last September began the largest mass exodus of humans in this region since the fall of the Ottoman Empire -- over 150,000 fleeing extremist and terror, crossing into neighboring Turkey over a 72 hour period. This is the true face of refugees feeling from terrorism and war, human beings no different than us.

Today begins a multi-week series, #BearingWitnesstheRefugeeCrisis, delving deep into my archive of more than 20 years documenting forced migration based upon war, conflict, poverty and oppression around the world.

The events we are witnessing throughout Europe and beyond have haunted humanity for centuries, most often caused by the weakness of humanity. Today we are seeing the largest mass migration since World War II, the desperate act of tens of thousands fleeing war and oppression.

Throughout the coming weeks I will be putting a human face on this tragedy, illustrating the reality we bear witness today -- our brothers and sisters in the dire act of survival. NO, these are not terrorist. They are mothers, sons. Men, daughters. You and me, all on a journey for hope.

Join me by sharing this story over the coming weeks as we visit eastern Turkey and its border with Syria, Haiti, Cuba, South Sudan, Bangladesh and yes, images soon from Izmir, Turkey, to the beaches of Lesvos, Greece, where I've just returned.

A story that is about all of us.

All my best,

John Stanmeyer

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