MISSION

The aim of this project is to find, identify and archive photos taken in Sarajevo – Bosnia, during the war from the period 1992 – 1996. A period of 3 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 3 days to be exact.

We will document the war from people who experienced it first-hand and from photographers who covered it. 

We would like to acknowledge and credit the brave and courageous photographers who lived the war together with us and bore witness to our suffering. Some of whom tragically lost their lives in the process.

We would like to give them a place in our history. 

This website will honour our unsung heroes, those brave men and women who risked their lives to tell our stories, whose lenses opened a window onto our world so that humanity could see what was happening to us and bear witness to a tragedy unfolding.

There are kids and families who suffered a lot during the war, 11,541 civilians were killed during the ‘Siege of Sarajevo’, there are those who have survived, there are those who have stories to tell.

Of the victims 1,601 were innocent children. Serb snipers shot directly at 40 percent of the estimated 80,000 children in the city. Reports indicate that between 5 and 15 people wounded daily were victims of sniper-fire, many were gunned down in cold-blood in the notorious ‘Sniper Alley’.

Forgotten stories. Untold stories. Tales of terror.
That’s why we are here, to share your experiences by preserving the truth.

We would like to identify and trace children from well-known war photographs to find out where they are now, how their lives have changed and what kind of impact war had on them.

Our website is open to all, contact us, tell us your story, ask a question, send us war photos.

Be part of the team.

It’s about all of us, children, victims, survivors.

It’s about war photographers.

Please get in touch: [email protected]

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