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Photojournalist Chronicles Ba Deli Family's Refugee Journey

3/12/2026

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Seamus Murphy, Irish photojournalist, is developing The Beautiful and the Damned about the Ba Deli family.
The Ba Deli family fled Afghanistan and are in exile.
Murphy has documented them for over 30 years, aiming to humanize the refugee experience and their struggles in Germany and Turkey.
The project will be presented at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, March 5–15, 2026.

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Story summary

Seamus Murphy, Irish photojournalist, is developing The Beautiful and the Damned about the Ba Deli family.
The Ba Deli family fled Afghanistan and are in exile.
Murphy has documented them for over 30 years, aiming to humanize the refugee experience and their struggles in Germany and Turkey.
The project will be presented at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, March 5–15, 2026.