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Honorable Mention BIFA 2022 Editorial / Photo Essay

My Fate In Someone Else'S Hands

  • Photographer
    Edyta Kielian
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Editorial / Photo Essay

I left Tarnow, Poland and arrived in Chicago in 1995. I truly respect and appreciate this country; however immigration is not just a geographical change, it also involves change in all aspects of life, including social, cultural, environmental, and behavioral. This causes several traumatic events that negatively impact the mental well-being of immigrants.I have applied for permanent residence three times and been refused twice. It has finally happened, and I am no longer an undocumented immigrant. My biggest dream has come true, but many of my friends are still waiting ...

Born in Poland. In 1995 I moved to Chicago, and it has been my hometown ever since. Graduated in 2017 from New York Institute of Photography.

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