Passport, lifejacket, lemons: What Syrian refugees pack for the crossing to Europe.
Four Syrians explain why they have no option but to take to the sea – and reveal the few things they’ll have with them.
Photo Essay for The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/sep/04/syrian-refugees-pack-for-the-crossing-to-europe-crisis
Houthaifa,21, poses for a portrait in a friend's home in Cairo, Egypt. Houthaifa plans to leave Egypt through the Mediterranean Sea. Houthaifa says he endured torture in Syria's jails and harrassment in Egypt and that he is determined.
Houthaifa's family member sits in the bare living room of a relative's apartment in Cairo's 6th October district.
Nizar, his wife, mother, four children and nephew sit for a family portrait in their Cairo living room.