Nick Brandt: THE ECHO OF OUR VOICES

The Echo of Our Voices is the fourth chapter of Nick Brandt's ongoing climate-conscious photographic series, The Day May Break. This new chapter presents a poignant visual narrative showing the impact of water scarcity on a group of Syrian refugees in southern Jordan who are forced to relocate multiple times a year in search of adequate rainfall for growing crops. Brandt portrays his subjects with tenderness and respect while capturing the resilience of the human spirit and the stabilizing effects of human connection in the face of adversity. Families sit and stand on pedestals made of stacked boxes, giving stature to individuals who typically go unseen and unnoticed.  These climate-refugees embody strength and defiance.  No longer able to avert our gaze, we look into the eyes of these courageous individuals and hear the soft echo of their voices.