Nowhere to Go

Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado

Who are these people you might ask? They are gypsies from the territory of Kosovo, which is in the Balkans near Bosnia. During the time that this photograph was taken, 1998, there was a war going on these gypsies country of Kosovo. Many peoples that were being persecuted and killed during the war, like the gypsies, attempted to flee their homeland in search of a better life (Salgado 150). Many of them attempted to flee to Italy by way of smugglers. In this case, it did not turn out to be successful. Italian authorities have caught these gypsies and they are praying that they will not be sent back to their war ravaged country. What disappointment and thoughts of hopelessness these people must be feeling. They have been forced out of their homeland by war and now they are not wanted by the new home these gypsies are trying to create. They have nowhere to go.

Works Cited

1. Sebastiao Salgado. Photograph. "Migrations: Humanity in Transition [The Human Family Around the World]". Legends Online. PDN and Kodak Professional. Web. ND. 11 Feb. 2010.

2. ---. Pamphlet. “The Refugees' Drama in Former Yugoslavia”. Migrations: Humanity in Transition. New York, Aperture. 2000. 150. Pdf.