The cover image of "Workers Emirates," Philippe Chancel's new book of photographs of migrant laborers in the UAE.
The cover image of "Workers Emirates," Philippe Chancel's new book of photographs of migrant laborers in the UAE.
Photographer Philippe Chancel likens the migrant workers to ghosts. "They were omnipresent but at the same time invisible, as if the eye did not see them as worth attention," he writes.
Photographer Philippe Chancel likens the migrant workers to ghosts. "They were omnipresent but at the same time invisible, as if the eye did not see them as worth attention," he writes.
Most of the migrant workers Chancel encountered were from India and Pakistan.
Most of the migrant workers Chancel encountered were from India and Pakistan.
Workers on a construction site in Dubai. The photographer was most shocked by what he describes as the "indifference" of the rest of the population to the workers.
Workers on a construction site in Dubai. The photographer was most shocked by what he describes as the "indifference" of the rest of the population to the workers.
Migrant workers in a "green zone" in the UAE. "These workers have noone to speak for them, neither in painting, photography, literature nor cinema," writes Chancel.
Migrant workers in a "green zone" in the UAE. "These workers have noone to speak for them, neither in painting, photography, literature nor cinema," writes Chancel.