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    12 Heart-Wrenching Photos Of House Keys In The Hands Of Refugees

    In Syria, nearly 10 million people have been displaced due to conflict. Photographer Bradley Secker photographs their hands and the keys to homes they left behind.

    In Bradley Secker's photo series Syrian Nakba, some of the nearly 10 million Syrians who were forced to leave everything due to ongoing violence and political instability share the keys to the homes they have left behind.

    Nakba means catastrophe in Arabic. But these are images of hope, remembrance and memory​, as much as of loss and upheaval. ​Overall, they symbolize the will and belief in return.

    Abdullah - Age 17

    Hael - Age 28

    Rashed - Age 26

    Nour - Age 25

    Ola - Age 28

    Hassan - Age 59

    Shaker - Age 30

    Nassif - Age 30

    Wael - Age 40

    Samah - Age 29

    Aboud - Age 32

    Mahmoud - Age 38

    Bradley Secker is a photographer based in Istanbul. To view more of his work, check out his website at www.bradleysecker.com.