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Photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor was living in Afghanistan - until his risky work forced him to leave the country. He joined the deadly tidal wave of migrants seeking asylum by boat before landed on the Australian shore. He captured the harrowing ocean trip on his camera. He feels lucky for the survival of his camera along with powerful photographs. Batoor is sharing his story that began from his birthplace Quetta where he first met a group of international journalists as interpreters.


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Photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor was living in Afghanistan - until his risky work forced him to leave the country. He joined the deadly tidal wave of migrants seeking asylum by boat before landed on the Australian shore. He captured the harrowing ocean trip on his camera. He feels lucky for the survival of his camera along with powerful photographs. Batoor is sharing his story that began from his birthplace Quetta where he first met a group of international journalists as interpreters.



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