Saharawi men racing camels during the FISAHARA festival in Dajla.
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Western Sahara: The Forgotten People is a feature story by Ireland 's Paulo Nunes dos Santos now appearing on Gaia Photos.
As photojournalist Paulo Nunes dos Santos explains, "As soon as the Moroccan occupation of the Western Sahara started and the vicious and bloody war diffused, nearly 200,000 Saharawis made their way across the desert under aerial bombardment to refugee camps in Algeria. Five camps were created under the control of the Polisario Front."
Further, Paulo Nunes dos Santos recounts, "Stories of war, exile and fear can be heard from most of the refugees one encounters in the camps, however feelings of hope and prosperity seems unanimous amongst all. The certainty of going back one day to their homeland to resume their traditional nomadic life characterizes the Saharawi people, a group long forgotten by the rest of the world."
Paulo Nunes dos Santos visited Rabouni refugee camp in Africa and shares the story of the Saharawi people in his photo essay Western Sahara: The Forgotten People, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 48 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
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Photo © Paulo Nunes dos Santos All Rights Reserved
Western Sahara: The Forgotten People is a feature story by Ireland 's Paulo Nunes dos Santos now appearing on Gaia Photos.
As photojournalist Paulo Nunes dos Santos explains, "As soon as the Moroccan occupation of the Western Sahara started and the vicious and bloody war diffused, nearly 200,000 Saharawis made their way across the desert under aerial bombardment to refugee camps in Algeria. Five camps were created under the control of the Polisario Front."
Further, Paulo Nunes dos Santos recounts, "Stories of war, exile and fear can be heard from most of the refugees one encounters in the camps, however feelings of hope and prosperity seems unanimous amongst all. The certainty of going back one day to their homeland to resume their traditional nomadic life characterizes the Saharawi people, a group long forgotten by the rest of the world."
Paulo Nunes dos Santos visited Rabouni refugee camp in Africa and shares the story of the Saharawi people in his photo essay Western Sahara: The Forgotten People, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 48 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
Please visit us and see other photo stories on Gaia Photos by Paulo Nunes dos Santos. You can also search Gaia Photos for assignment photographers and subscribe to our continually updated new features page too!
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Gaia Photos now has a new Facebook Fan Page. If you are using Facebook, you can sign up and you'll get new features served on your Facebook wall automatically.
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
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GAIA Photography and Photojournalism
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