Mussie Haile lives in Ilford but comes from Eritrea. He was jailed there and then conscripted as a punishment for being a Pentecostal Christian. After escaping from the army to Sudan he sought asylum in Britain. Then:
Six months later, he was handed a digital camera and invited to compose a visual documentation of his new life in the capital, with the assistance of photojournalist Crispin Hughes. Fourteen young asylum seekers and refugees, originating from Afghanistan to Angola, were also teamed up with a photographic mentor and asked to engage in a three-month-long dialogue with their newfound surroundings.
The project was organised by the charity PhotoVoice. Its results have been compiled in a book, New Londoners: Reflections on Home, published this week by Tate Modern. Guardian report and a gallery of the photos here.
