Chris Young Photographer
Canadian Immigrant
Her Immigration lawyer gave her bus tokens and told her "to either get out of the country or join or go ahead and join thousands of other illegal immigrants.
Every year thousands of people from all over the world arrive in Canada seeking a new life. Some enjoy a rebirth whilst many more struggle, finding their qualifications and job experience worthless, disregarded by Canadian employers.
the beautiful game
'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death.
I'm very disappointed with that attitude.
I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.'
Boreal Portraits
Portraits of people who live on Ontario's Boreal Forest
Portraits
a selection of my portraiture work from Canada and the UK
neighbourhood
A series of portraits of people who live in the compact community of Sands End in Fulham, west London. It is one of the demographically most diverse in the UK.
Ethiopian Feeding Station
The southern region of Ethiopia suffered a 'wet famine' where the rain came very late causing crops to fail, resulting in severe starvation for the people in the region.
Ghanaian Rice
Ghana's rice farmers face an uncertain future, as they struggle to compete in a market flooded with heavily subsidised imported rice, resulting in high unemployment amongst labourers.
Sri Lankan Post-Tsunami
Work is continuing to rebuild the areas of Sri Lanka devesstated by the Tsunami. Whilst building can be rebuilt, many people's emotional scars have proved more difficult to repair.