Abhi Chinniah, A Migrant's Path (PORTRAIT 2023)

These portraits are from Abhi Chinniah's photo series A Migrant's Path which follows the lives of immigrants, migrants and refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand as they explore their journeys of finding belonging and the meaning of home. These three portraits are of Fatumata and her sister Zay. Originally from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Fatumata and her family fled to Aotearoa from the Sierra Leone civil war. She was a toddler when her parents arrived here as refugees. Fatumata is now a motivational speaker and mover and shaker in the Aotearoa ethnic community space and beyond. Abhi Chinniah's photo series A Migrant's Path was acquired by the National Library of New Zealand in 2022.

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