Janine Wiedel Photo Library - Documentary images

“The situation in Calais is part of a wider migration crisis in Europe - caused largely by the displacement of people from war-torn countries such as Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan and Eritrea.....We believe that no person should be without access to basic human rights like shelter and warmth.” Cal Aid This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

The brainchild of Damien Careme , (the local mayor) and built by Doctors without Borders, the camp provides a humanitarian response to the basic needs of the refugees and migrant who have been moved from the rat infested swampy woodland known as the Dunkirk Jungle. Here, the plywood huts sit about a foot off the ground and each sleeps four people on the floor. They have a small gas stove and a tiny window. The site also provides a laundry, mains electricity and cooking facilities for up to 1,500 migrants. Most residents are Kurds from Northern Iraq. Many of the men were Peshmerga fighters who have been fighting against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

The camp one day after eviction. The conditions were horrendous. With only one wash station in the entire camp, no hot water available and dead rats and excrement underfoot, refugees had been falling dangerously ill. People had to walk for nearly a mile across the site to reach the 20 toilets (1 for every 150 people) and8 taps (1 for every 375 people) This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Every year Roma Gypsies from all over Europe gather in the French town in the Camargue for a weeks long religious festival in honor of their patron saint Sarah. The statue of the dark skinned Saint Sarah (who was the servant of the three Marys) is kept down in the crypt of the church. During the festival she is taken on a procession through the town and immerse her in the sea along with the other two Saints. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Photographs taken while living with Inuit family in the small settlement of Pangnirtung on Baffin Island in Canadian Arctic.1974

In 1976, I spent 3 weeks in Iran on a commissioned from a Educational Publisher. This is a small selection. PLEASE CLICK "ALL" below This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Between 1971 and 1976 I documented the lives of Irish Travellers. This became an exhibition at the Photographers gallery London and then a book ("Irish Tinkers") in 1976 and now out of print. For the iBook (see link under "Books") This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct