Photography Book - What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from the Cradle of Civilization

Thank you to the generous support of our beautiful community members and partnership with SCM Medical Missions, we are offering these coffee table photography books as a unique way to support the work we do at Barakah Beauty Collective. Book Details: Title: What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from the Cradle of Civilization Paperback – August 5, 2019 Photographs by Jim Lommasson Primarily in English with some Arabic What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from the Cradle of Civilization is an ongoing photography and narrative project with Iraqi and Syrian refugees who have fled their homelands because of war. I asked participants to let me photograph the few items they were able carry on their long and dangerous journey to America. These treacherous treks can take years, encompassing refugee camps, multiple countries, and often a few bribes. The precious objects carried ranged from a family photo, a doll, a Qur'an, a game of dominoes. My agreement with my subjects was that