Instagram of the Day: Refugees in Magnus Wennman Photos

Two times World Press Photo prize winner photojournalist Magnus Wennman publishes on his Instagram account @magnuswennman photographs, which document everyday life of Syrian migrants in European refugee camps.

“One-year-old Sham is laying in his mother’s arms. Just a few decimeters behind them is the Europe they so desperately are trying to reach. They arrived one day too late and missed the last train with the refugees that was allowed to Austria.” — the authors explains about one of the characters of his photographs.

Today, you will find my story "Where the children sleep" on aftonbladet.se. Link is in my bio. And on Thursday my exhibition (with the same name) will open at @fotografiska. Sham 1 year old Roszke/Horgos. In the very front, just alongside the border between Serbia and Hungary by the 4-meter-high iron gate, Sham is laying in his mother’s arms. Just a few decimeters behind them is the Europe they so desperately are trying to reach. Only one day before, the last refugees were allowed through and taken by train to Austria. But Sham and his mother arrived too late, along with thousands of other refugees who now wait outside the closed Hungarian border.

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Сен 26 2015 в 1:22 PDT

Serbian/Hungarian border. Today. Hussein alkarbalaee have found a place to wash himself after three days sleeping next to the road in Horgos. Thousands of refugees have now left the Hungarian border and traveled to the Croatian border instead. People are getting more desperate and there are a lot of rumors going around among the refugees of what will happen in Croatia. Truth is, no one knows exactly what will happen and how they will get to their final destination. For more stories follow me at @magnuswennman

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Сен 17 2015 в 12:08 PDT

Serbian/Hungarian border. Today. Thousands of refugees are still waiting at the Hungarian border. No one knows what will happen now. This Iraqi girl was sleeping in the forest near the border. The refugees I talked to say they can't go any other way. They don't understand why they can't pass thru Hungary. Most of them want to go to Germany. At the border gates people are shouting "Open the gate!" And "We love Merkel!" #Syrian #iraq #refugee #border #hungary #serbia #merkel #germany #war #photojournalism

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Сен 15 2015 в 3:01 PDT

A young Syrian boy holds his mothers hand after crossing the border from Serbia to Hungary. Most refugees don't know what will happen to them after arriving. Me and @wiman1 got a lot of questions today when we were walking near the border. Will they be fingerprinted? Will they be sent back? Can they travel to the next destination? #icare #refugees #serbia #hungary #syria #war #young #boy #holdinghands @aftonbladetnyheter

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Авг 28 2015 в 9:19 PDT

Bushra is ill and confined to a wheelchair. Her son Ali Hussein is forced to push her on the old railway. She is one of many refugees following the railway track from the village of Horgos in Serbia into Hungary and the EU . They have traveled for weeks and spent a lot of money to be smuggled into Europe. Many aim to reach Germany or Sweden without being registered in another EU country. #refugees #syria #horgos #serbia #hungary #germany #sweden #photojournalism #smuggle #eu #icare

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Авг 26 2015 в 3:35 PDT

Radwan and his seven months old baby Muhammed hiding on the Serbian fields in the light of the moon. They will try to cross the border to Hungary illegally. They have to force the barb wire and hundreds of Hungarian policemen. One small step on their journey to reach Germany. #icare #syria #hungary #serbia #refugees #war #photojournalism #work @aftonbladetnyheter

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Авг 30 2015 в 2:28 PDT

Fara, 2, loves football. Her father tries to make footballs of all the material he could find. Every night when he says good night to Fara, and her older sister Tisam, 9, he hopes that they will wake up to a new day when they will get a real football to play with. All other dreams feels unattainable for him. Tomorrow you can se/read more about where the Syrian refugee children sleep when we start our series #jagbryrmig in @aftonbladetnyheter #syria #amman #jordan #war #refugees #childrenofsyria #syrien #homeless #photojournalism #work

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Мар 10 2015 в 3:21 PDT

Видео опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Сен 3 2015 в 8:34 PDT

Moyad, 5, and his mother wanted to bake a pie. Hand in hand they went to the market in Daraa to by some flour. They walked by a taxi, where someone had placed a bomb. Moyads mother died immediately. The boy, flown to Jordan, has shrapnel in his head, his back and his pelvis. Tomorrow you can se/read more about where the Syrian refugee children sleep when we start our series #jagbryrmig in @aftonbladetnyheter #syria #amman #jordan #war #refugees #childrenofsyria #syrien #homeless #photojournalism #work

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Мар 10 2015 в 3:17 PDT

Ralia, 7, and Rahaf, 13, lives on the street in Beirut. They come from Damascus, where a grenade killed their mother and brother. Together with their father, they have slept on the sidewalk for a year. They are always close to each other. Rahaf says she is afraid of "bad boys". When she says it Ralia starts to cry. Tomorrow you can se/read more about where the Syrian refugee children sleep when we start our series #jagbryrmig in @aftonbladetnyheter #syria #beirut #refugees #childrenofsyria #syrien #homeless #photojournalism #work

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Мар 10 2015 в 3:14 PDT

Röszke, hungary. Today. Hungary have now closed their border for refugees searching for safety in Europe. Refugees who managed to cross the border before it closed were driven by bus to the train station and are now being transferred by train to the Austrian border. #Syrian #refugees #röszke #border #news #photojournalism @aftonbladetnyheter

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Сен 14 2015 в 3:38 PDT

Serbian/Hungarian border. Today. Early morning and the refugees are sleeping on the road next to the border. The night was cold. Some families have their own tents but most are wrapped in heat blankets on the street. #refugees #border #hungary #serbia

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Сен 16 2015 в 4:39 PDT

Horgos, Serbia. Wednesday evening. Food is distributed to hungry refugees from a truck next to the Hungarian border. #refugees #Horgos #hungry #food #night #work #photojournalism @aftonbladetnyheter

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Сен 16 2015 в 3:58 PDT

Haneen celebrated her second birthday yesterday. She is one of many refugees following the railway track from the village of Horgos in Serbia into Hungary and the EU . They have traveled for weeks and spent a lot of money to be smuggled into Europe. Many aim to reach Germany or Sweden without being registered in another EU country. #refugees #birthday #syria #horgos #serbia #hungary #germany #sweden #photojournalism #smuggle #eu #icare

Фото опубликовано Magnus Wennman (@magnuswennman) Авг 26 2015 в 3:40 PDT