Massive Attack | Giles Duley | Refugee Crisis in Europe - UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

p style="text-align: justify;">British group Massive Attack is including images of refugees taken by good friend and photographer, Giles Duley, in their concerts. Together Massive Attack and Giles are encouraging people to support UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the world’s leading organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting human rights and building a better future for refugees who have been forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution.

"For over a decade I’ve documented the impact of conflict on communities around the world. In all that time little has moved me as much as the ongoing refugee crisis across the Middle East and Europe. It's a defining event in our generation and I was honoured when UNHCR asked me to tell this story.

However it wasn’t just about taking photographs, it was about making sure people saw them. Which is why I wanted to collaborate with Massive Attack in using some of the images through their live shows.

I feel incredibly proud to be collaborating with Massive Attack on this - but more importantly I think together we are raising awareness about this incredibly important, tragic and desperate issue. This is a defining moment, and we must all come together to act." 

Giles Duley
 

“I was deeply moved by the pictures Giles was sending me. This felt important, this felt like an opportunity to tell a story which has probably been edited in places it shouldn’t be. It should just be told very directly and naturally. We wanted to present Giles’ pictures in a way that was very honest.”  Robert del Naja – Massive Attack