Batoor

Photography/Seeking Asylum

Men look up through an open hatch from below the deck of a wooden fishing boat at sea, others standing above, 2012.
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean, 20127 of 19

Seeking Asylum

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean, 2012. Frame 7 of 19.

In his words

The boat was tiny for how many of us there were. We had to hide below deck to avoid being seen and take shifts to get fresh air. Underneath the deck, the all-male passengers were mostly praying. I didn’t have time to pray, I just took photos.

ideas.ted.com, April 2015
Series
Seeking Asylum
Place
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean
Years
2012
Frame
7 of 19
Shown at
State Library Victoria 2024
Rights
© Barat Ali BatoorFirst published: The Global Mail, 2013

1920 × 1080 pixels · 1:1: 4096px, Higgsfield bytedance_image_upscale, 4k, 9 Sep 2026

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Provenance

Where this file came from, and what has been done to it.

Recovered from
ideas.ted.com photo essay, 16 Apr 2015
Original file
The file as it was served
Plate
16 of 236
Reference
t06
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