Trapped Between Africa and Saudi Arabia

Trapped Between Africa and Saudi Arabia

As the son of Spaniards who moved to find work, Samuel Aranda knows the sacrifices parents make for a better life. For Africans in Yemen whom he has photographed, it’s a tough way station.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/trapped-between-africa-and-saudi-arabia/

From dusty villages overrun by poverty and violence to modern cities where jobs and hope are scarce, Samuel Aranda has been photographing African migrants who take to the sea, desperate to remake their lives. For nearly 10 years, he has seen how African immigrants have gone from looking for a new start in an unwelcoming Europe to, more recently, Yemen, where their basic needs are met.