Decades Away From Home

This is a series of several displaced North Koreans who, despite the passage of seven decades, continue to long for and hope to return home. Matched with photographs of their surroundings, this project aims to convey the painful yearning displaced people have for their home. These individuals are aging, and the stories of those who have passed are part of critical Korean and world history. It is my hope that this project will spark a broader dialogue on the ramifications of the Korean War and the cost of regional and global conflicts, and that the subjects' stories will also provide insight into the larger global issue of displaced people. The photos were all shot on film on a Hasselblad camera.