March 9, 2009

The Cost



What are you willing to give up for your ideals? Musa Saidykhan is a Gambian journalist living in Grand Rapids. He was forced to flee his country after years of harassment and finally imprissionment from a government that didn't look kindly on his style of journalism.

Musa has been gracious enough to allow me to tell his story of starting anew in America through photos. This entry could be entitled, "1600 and a prayer" because that's what it was like shooting in the apartment. I saw this moment about to happen and I fired off a few frames. This was the clearest, but it's still pretty dark. Friday it's off to the Islamic Center where Musa prays.

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