http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/8050 Every year at least 1.500 illegal migrants struggle to reach a life's dream: Britain. They have come from the Middle East and Africa, traveling for months, even for years, making their way to the docks of Calais, in northern France. There they gather, sheltering in cardboard huts, waiting for the night to jump over the fences protecting the ferries terminal. Some of them are fleeing from war thorn countries, others from extreme poverty. They all share the unshakable hope of building a bright, new future in Britain. Before reaching that dream, they'll have to face the ordeal of surviving in Calais, where life conditions became worse since 2002, when the Red Cross health assistance center in Sangatte was shut down under the joint pressures of the French and British governments. By doing so, the authorities hoped to curb the new arrivals. Nevertheless, a stable community of approximately 500 migrants constantly wanders about the harbor like shadows waiting to disappear. ©Massimiliano Clausi http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/39684/49938_543454470_2440708_n_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294796/Calais_01_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294796'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294796 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:08:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294796 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294796/Calais_01_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294796'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294799/Calais_02_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294799'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294799 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:08:54 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294799 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294799/Calais_02_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294799'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294802/Calais_03_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294802'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294802 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:08:59 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294802 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294802/Calais_03_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294802'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294805/Calais_04_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294805'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294805 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:05 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294805 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294805/Calais_04_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294805'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294808/Calais_05_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294808'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294808 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294808 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294808/Calais_05_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294808'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294811/Calais_06_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294811'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294811 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:15 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294811 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294811/Calais_06_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294811'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294814/Calais_07_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294814'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294814 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:21 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294814 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294814/Calais_07_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294814'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294817/Calais_08_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294817'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294817 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:26 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294817 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294817/Calais_08_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294817'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294820/Calais_09_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294820'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294820 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294820 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294820/Calais_09_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294820'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294823/Calais_10_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294823'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294823 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:37 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294823 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294823/Calais_10_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294823'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294826/Calais_11_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294826'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294826 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294826 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294826/Calais_11_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294826'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294829/Calais_12_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294829'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294829 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:47 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294829 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294829/Calais_12_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294829'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294832/Calais_13_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294832'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294832 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:09:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294832 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294832/Calais_13_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294832'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294835/Calais_14_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294835'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294835 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:10:04 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294835 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/294835/Calais_14_small.jpg' /><br />Calais, France, 2006.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/294835'>view full-size image</a> Massimiliano Clausi