More than two hundred thousand Syrian families have fled their country to escape the ongoing bloodshed that began in March of last year, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, most of them seeking refuge in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. Among the photographers who have captured the plight of these Syrians in their new settings are Shawn Baldwin and Ayman Oghanna, each of whom has documented refugee camps along the Syrian-Turkish border.
“Most of the refugees inside the Reyhanli camp walked around with stunned looks on their faces,” Baldwin told me. “Perhaps they were still trying to comprehend why they had to flee their homes and were now living in plastic tents.” Along the Turkish frontier, labyrinths of white tents continue to absorb more and more Syrian refugees. Here’s a selection of Baldwin’s and Oghanna’s photographs.
