Moises Saman is a Spanish-Peruvian photographer. As part of the Magnum Photos project ‘HOME’ he wanted to discover his home because he never spent much time there as he moved around a lot so this project meant he could rediscover his hometown. I can relate to Moises because my family relocated a lot during my childhood so I don’t have one specific place which I can call home. He quotes that being back in Peru makes him feel a connection as well as a disconnection at the same time because it is his home country but he has been away for so long.
It was during his last year in university that Moises first became interested in becoming a photographer, influenced by the work of a number of photojournalists that had been covering the wars in the Balkans. Some of his most famous pieces of work include his project about Iraq and the liberated places. These particular photos struck me because the civil war is always on the news but we don’t see much of what people’s lives are like and these images allow us to see a different perspective, one that we don’t always see. I believe it’s important to see what damage is being done so we can raise more awareness of the catastrophe. He quotes “I did not set out to become a ‘combat photographer’ when I started my career,” Saman said. “I suppose my work was influenced by the events of my generation, namely the 9/11 attacks and the global repercussions in its aftermath.”
