Racing in Loire-Atlantique, France

Pictures taken in April and May 2013

The Jokey David Cottin waiting before the start of his race at the hippodrome of Blain.

Jockeys at the weight-in supervised by a race steward.

The jockey David Cottin fighting to keep his position.

Injured horse being attended by a veterinarian after collapsing.

Hippodrome of Blain.

Jokey flying mid-air after failing on one of the jumps during a steeplechasing race.

Kevin a young apprentice and his horse in the stables.

An official in the steward's tower at the Hippodrome of Pont-Château.

The driver  S. Beaucamp and his horse Una Maris in the middle of a rainy harness race.

Race stewards sitting in their van as one of their colleague wipe the windows of the vehicle at the end of a race.

The driver A. Wiels getting off his sulky pulled by Ulysse de la Manza after finishing their race.

The Driver S.J.L. Tessier bringing his sulky back to the stable. 

The new reality of Suruç

The number of Syrian families seeking refuge in Turkey is currently outgrowing the space available inside the regular refugee camps. The families forced to camp outside of them are facing even harder life conditions. Locals and NGOs like Hayata Destek are working together to bring help to those families.

Volunteers and Hayata Destek workers loading relief package in the back of a truck in the center of Suruç. The boxes contain kitchen wear and hygiene products. 

Volunteers and Hayata Destek workers finish loading a truck with aid boxes which are designated for Syrians living outside of the refugee camps around Suruç.

Volunteers strapping a tarpaulin over the truck to protect the relief package from the rain. 

Relief package delivered to Syrian refugees on the outskirt of Suruç located a few kilometers away from their native country.

Young Syrian boys helping their mother to bring back the relief package to their tent.

Syrian children carrying aid boxes and blanket to their tents;

Syrian refugees near Suruç

"Baram" next to his 9 months pregnant wife, his children and the members of two other families staying in the tents next to his.

Young Syrian refugee.

"Baram's" wife who is expecting her child this month crossed the border when she was seven months pregnant with all her family.

Young child playing with one of his shoe in "Baram" family.

"Baram" looking at his Syrian passport

A day in Istanbul

Artist sculpting an eagle in a reinforced concrete block on the Bosphorus strait side.

A Man fishing in the Bosphorus

Young boy walking after a cat in the streets of Beyoğlu district

Man walking up to Karabaş Kuyu street as a worker rest next to his wheelbarrow

Young girl playing with a football while younger children buy candies from a small kiosk inside Beyoğlu district 

Public workers walking past a shoe shier

Two women walking though Karacaahmet Cemetery

People chatting near the Yeni Valide Mosque

Restaurant on Alabeyi street

People strolling down the street of the Beyoğlu district at night