Janine Wiedel Photo Library - Documentary images

The situation in Calais was 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 The Calais Jungle was a refugee camp on a landfill site just outside the town. It grew rapidly in 2015 during the peak of the European migrant crisis. Over a 6 month period in 2016, I documented the camp which had become home to around 8,000 people. They had built makeshift shops, restaurants schools and churches. In October 2016 the camp was demolished leaving the refugees with no where to live and little support. This is a small selection from the 6 month period I spent documenting the camp .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 provided a humanitarian response to the basic needs of the refugees and migrant who had been moved from the rat infested swampy woodland known as the Dunkirk Jungle. Here, the plywood huts sat 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 were 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 Grand-Synthe Refugee Camp on March 3rd, 2016 one day after eviction. The conditions were horrendous. With only one wash station, 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