Transit: A Kurdish Teen Fights for Asylum in Norway
Espen Rasmussen, an Oslo-based photographer, has spent seven years documenting displaced people around the world for his Transit project, a multimedia work that includes photography, video, a website, and an exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. Here he tells the story of 17-year-old Rahman, an illegal immigrant from Iran. A reception center in Nesna, in northern Norway, he finds support and a welcoming community. When his application for asylum is denied, however, he is forced to go to work in Oslo without papers. The video blends still images and video by Rasmussen, edited by Anna Stevens at Panos Pictures.
