A Memory I Didn’t Expect to Come Back First
Some photography assignments stay with you because of the images.
Others stay with you because you are still slightly surprised you made it back outside.
Photographing inside a prison was one of those.
This assignment was for Humanity & Incluion, formerly known as Handicap International, an international NGO working on inclusion, disability support, rehabilitation, and mental health programs around the world. Inside prisons, their work focuses on psychological support, dignity, and helping prisoners prepare for life after incarceration — because leaving prison does not automatically mean reintegration into society.
I expected difficult conditions.
I expected emotional stories.
I expected heavy security.
What I did not expect was a prisoner telling me:
“If you don’t buy a bracelet from me… you won’t leave the prison.”
A Memory I Didn’t Expect to Come Back First
Some photography assignments stay with you because of the images.
Others stay with you because you are still slightly surprised you made it back outside.
Photographing inside a prison was one of those.
This assignment was for Humanity & Inclusion, formerly known as Handicap International, an international NGO working on inclusion, disability support, rehabilitation, and mental health programs around the world. Inside prisons, their work focuses on psychological support, dignity, and helping prisoners prepare for life after incarceration — because leaving prison does not automatically mean reintegration into society.
I expected difficult conditions.
I expected emotional stories.
I expected heavy security.
What I did not expect was a prisoner telling me:
“If you don’t buy a bracelet from me… you won’t leave the prison.”
A Memory I Didn’t Expect to Come Back First
Some photography assignments stay with you because of the images.
Others stay with you because you are still slightly surprised you made it back outside.
Photographing inside a prison was one of those.
This assignment was for Humanity & Inclusion, formerly known as Handicap International, an international NGO working on inclusion, disability support, rehabilitation, and mental health programs around the world. Inside prisons, their work focuses on psychological support, dignity, and helping prisoners prepare for life after incarceration — because leaving prison does not automatically mean reintegration into society.
I expected difficult conditions.
I expected emotional stories.
I expected heavy security.
What I did not expect was a prisoner telling me:
“If you don’t buy a bracelet from me… you won’t leave the prison.”
A Memory I Didn’t Expect to Come Back First
Some photography assignments stay with you because of the images.
Others stay with you because you are still slightly surprised you made it back outside.
Photographing inside a prison was one of those.
This assignment was for Humanity & Inclusion, formerly known as Handicap International, an international NGO working on inclusion, disability support, rehabilitation, and mental health programs around the world. Inside prisons, their work focuses on psychological support, dignity, and helping prisoners prepare for life after incarceration — because leaving prison does not automatically mean reintegration into society.
I expected difficult conditions.
I expected emotional stories.
I expected heavy security.
What I did not expect was a prisoner telling me:
“If you don’t buy a bracelet from me… you won’t leave the prison.”
A Memory I Didn’t Expect to Come Back First
Some photography assignments stay with you because of the images.
Others stay with you because you are still slightly surprised you made it back outside.
Photographing inside a prison was one of those.
This assignment was for Humanity & Inclusion, formerly known as Handicap International, an international NGO working on inclusion, disability support, rehabilitation, and mental health programs around the world. Inside prisons, their work focuses on psychological support, dignity, and helping prisoners prepare for life after incarceration — because leaving prison does not automatically mean reintegration into society.
I expected difficult conditions.
I expected emotional stories.
I expected heavy security.
What I did not expect was a prisoner telling me:
“If you don’t buy a bracelet from me… you won’t leave the prison.”
A Memory I Didn’t Expect to Come Back First
Some photography assignments stay with you because of the images.
Others stay with you because you are still slightly surprised you made it back outside.
Photographing inside a prison was one of those.
This assignment was for Humanity & Inclusion, formerly known as Handicap International, an international NGO working on inclusion, disability support, rehabilitation, and mental health programs around the world. Inside prisons, their work focuses on psychological support, dignity, and helping prisoners prepare for life after incarceration — because leaving prison does not automatically mean reintegration into society.
I expected difficult conditions.
I expected emotional stories.
I expected heavy security.
What I did not expect was a prisoner telling me:
“If you don’t buy a bracelet from me… you won’t leave the prison.”
A Memory I Didn’t Expect to Come Back First
Some photography assignments stay with you because of the images.
Others stay with you because you are still slightly surprised you made it back outside.
Photographing inside a prison was one of those.
This assignment was for Humanity & Inclusion, formerly known as Handicap International, an international NGO working on inclusion, disability support, rehabilitation, and mental health programs around the world. Inside prisons, their work focuses on psychological support, dignity, and helping prisoners prepare for life after incarceration — because leaving prison does not automatically mean reintegration into society.
I expected difficult conditions.
I expected emotional stories.
I expected heavy security.
What I did not expect was a prisoner telling me:
“If you don’t buy a bracelet from me… you won’t leave the prison.”
