François Struzik – simply human
În 15 aprilie 2008, pe cheiul Dunării, la Sulina, l-am întâlnit pe fotograful belgian François Struzik, care la acea vreme făcea un fotoreportaj despre România. Călătoriile sale fotografice și interesul pentru aspectele sociale cu care se confruntă oamenii l-au purtat în diverse locuri precum: Kosovo, România, Moldova, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Maroc și Siria.
(foto Lucian Muntean, Sulina, 2008)
Recent, François a făcut un reportaj în Iordania, într-o tabără de refugiați sirieni.
“Zaatari is a syrian refugees camp in northern Jordan, situated at the border, by the city of Al-Mafraq. In two years, over 120.000 refugees fleeing the fights and the civil war in Syria had to settle in this camp, in the middle of the desert. In this 5 Km square piece of desert, 75% of the population are women and children. With nearly no men and women keeping in their tents, the camp seems inhabited only by the children.
The camp has grown as a middle size city with all the infrastructure needed for the population: schools, hospitals, water supply,… but also food and primary items distribution. The Syrians are resilient and shops and different kinds of services are now available along the 2km long “Champs-Elysée” street: cell phones, wedding dresses, snooker club, cyber café, cafes, …
But as the crisis in Syria seems to have no end, the problems in the camp are getting more acute: very high temperature in summer and freezing winter under the tent, water supply shortage, safety, …. This camp is no meant to last and the lonely solution is in Syria.”
© François Struzik – simply human
François Struzik – born 1974 – lives and works in Belgium.
Master in Slavic Languages and Litteratures and in Political Sciences in Brussels, he has also studied at Unywersytet Jagiellonski (Poland).
In 2005, he decided to dedicate himself to photography founding simply human – photography.
Working mainly on social and religious issues, he runs different personnal projects: from Stocznia Gdanska (LEICA Belgium exhibition 2005) to State of shock (sorrow in Kashmir) or HavendoK (imaginary maritime city). He works currently on folk sufism throughout the muslim world and girls boxing.
Having collaborated on a regular basis with international NGO’s, François has co-founded Image of dignity, a non-profit organisation that brings together experienced creative professionals – photographers, journalist and film-makers – aiming to support humanitarian actions with their pictures.
The Hamadcha Pilgrimage : simplyhumanphotography.blogspot.be
Paddling on one of Europe’s finest water: simplyhumantravel.blogspot.be
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