Points of Departure: Photography of African Migrations

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How can a still image capture the movement of migration? How can the still image reflect the problems of (dis)connection, experienced by the migrants and the families they have left behind? Migration is a major political concern of our time. More people than ever are on the move in search of a better future — but migrants who travel in pursuit of employment are sometimes seen by their hosts with ambiguity. It is a matter on every politician's mind. Looking at the transatlantic slave trade and contemporary migration, photographers Hélène Amouzou, Mamadou Gomis and Judith Quax examine migration from West Africa.