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Evocative images have been hung in a cafe in Deal which show the every day struggles of the refugees in the camp in Calais, dubbed The Jungle.
Taken by photographer Danny Burrows, the collection is being shown at The Pop-Up Cafe in High Street.
The pictures document elements of camp life that news broadcasters or photographers could only wish to capture during their fleeting visits to Calais.
Danny has visited time after time, making friendships among the asylum seekers and aid workers. He has stayed there for a week or weekend at a time, and has introduced his young children to the people who call the camp their temporary home.
"It’s a crisis that affects everyone" - Danny Burrows, photographer
Because of this, his pictures show the truth and scale of the crisis and offer a glimpse to the personalities of those who want to make England their home.
He is so ingrained in the camp way of life that the sight of Danny with his camera is more natural than a shiny shoed news reporter with his microphone and cameraman.
Danny, who lives in Deal with his partner and children, was born in Leicester and grew up in South America and Africa.
He studied a degree in art history before working as a fashion photographer in London. He was also editor in chief of Winter Sports Magazine in France.
He told the Mercury: “It’s a recent project I started at the beginning of the year.
“It’s a personal link. I think it’s a crisis that affects everyone, and certainly everyone should be okay about it. We are all exactly the same.”
He added: “In the jungle there are nice people, there are nasty people, doctors, engineers, babies – really it’s a little town. But it’s a town with absolutely no facilities.”
Although his exhibition in The Pop- Up Cafe is designed to educate people to the real story in The Jungle, it is part of a wider collaboration.
On New Year’s Eve, Hetty Pound, who owns the cafe, will put on a special tapas night, which she has organised with Darcie Mayland.
Hetty will be cooking small courses inspired from countries affected by migration, while Darcie will be in charge of the front of house.
The two work together at the regular Supper nights on Saturdays, where Darcie’s partner is chef.
Linking in with Danny’s pictures and his wider aims for the migration crisis, all profits will be donated to two migrant charities, £1,000 to Samphire and the rest to The Starfish Foundation, which provides migrants in transit with practical items like sleeping bags, warm clothes and sturdy shoes.
There is the possibility that one of Danny’s A3 Framed prints will be auctioned off on the night.
