New print sale raises funds to resettle eight Afghan photography students

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‘Hope’ is selling €80 prints from 100 photographers, including Alec Soth, Elaine Constantine, Jamie Hawkesworth, and more, in an effort to evacuate eight Afghan photography students at ris...

The students’ emergency humanitarian visa applications have recently been accepted, and ‘Hope’ aims to raise enough funds to cover travel expenses and support the students for their first six months in their new home country as they work to find a profession and build a secure new life. The funds will also go towards future workshops for the students so that they can continue to develop their photographic practice.

‘Art and especially photography are the enemy in any extremist-led Afghanistan,’ says Dotter. ‘We, as a community of artists, have come together to support photographers in Afghanistan. Photography as a means of self-expression and documentation is particularly essential under these circumstances and will help preserve the cultural diversity of Afghanistan.The 24x30cm prints will cost €80 and can be purchased through the ERE Foundation website until 5 October 2021.

 

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