In retrospect of the times we are in with the resurfacing of such troubling events within conflict among the Middle Eastern and African Regions I chose to submit a Photo Essay  called " Safe Zones " from a trip to Algeria Africa. I was invited by a group called SEEDS Active Citizens partnered with The British Council, to document the Algerian people's lifestyle which I focused on isolated villages and suburban life, with intent to reveal a vast range of cultures to educate, create awareness, and to promote a cultural understanding.

With a population of approximately 320,000 people, Iceland is largely an arctic desert punctuated with mountains, glaciers, volcanoes and waterfalls. The Island is situated astride a divergent plate boundary 'The Mid-Atlantic Ridge', on top of a hotspot presumed to be fed by a deep mantle plume. As the Eurasian and North American plates move apart approximately 10mm a year, It leads to Earthquakes, excessive eruptions, reactivations of old Volcanoes and the creation of new Volcanoes. There are over 100 Volcanoes in Iceland, leaving Icelanders at risk from eruptions of molten lava taking place at any time approximately every five years resulting in devastation of the land. Apart from the Lava itself, poisonous gases and ashes from the eruptions can lead to crop failure, killing of livestock and human deaths all around Europe. If that wasn't bad enough, there are also problems with the loss of vegetation due to wind and glacial erosion in Iceland.

From the depths of confusion, abandonment, poverty and corruption, I witnessed close nit communities that would place others to shame. An air of determination resonated in every pocket of the suburbs that I found myself drawn too.