Published 2012

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More Than One Anchor is a contemporary photo-essay that delves into the layered realities of migrants living in exile. At its heart, the project is a meditation on identity, displacement, and the shifting landscapes, both emotional and psychological that emerge when one is separated from their homeland.

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Through a constellation of intimate portraits, fragments of street life, and quietly evocative images, the series explores the dualities of migration: moments of rupture and renewal, cultural shock and adaptation, fragility and resilience. Each photograph becomes a threshold into personal histories, capturing the delicate balance between holding on to roots and carving out new ground.

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By tracing these narratives, the work reveals how migrants cultivate more than one anchor finding belonging in unfamiliar places while carrying the memory of elsewhere. The project seeks not only to challenge prevailing stereotypes but also to foster empathy, inviting viewers to encounter migration as a story of endurance, reinvention, and quiet triumph. Ultimately, More Than One Anchor offers a visual hymn to the strength of community and the beauty of identities shaped across borders.

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Genre: Contemporary photo-essay 

Captured: 2011

​Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom​​