UK for UNHCR’s incredible work for refugees is almost entirely funded by donations, so any donations received as a result of this campaign could be lifesaving.

So many displaced families will be facing bitterly cold temperatures in bomb-damaged buildings or tents this winter.

Emergency donations can help families buy warm clothes or medicine.

The reality is that these extraordinary people are just like you and me – they are mothers, fathers, students, brothers and sisters – people with talents and hobbies who are hoping for a safe place that they can call home.

Can you tell us a little bit about the people you profiled for this series?

It was such an honour to meet and speak with the people I photographed and they each have their own moving story about their experiences.

Alexandra, an artist and curator from Kyiv, told me about her recollections of leaving her home when the war in Ukraine broke out.

She remembers the fear and anxiety that she experienced the morning she had to leave Kyiv, making a two-day journey to the Slovakian border.

I was also moved by Maysara’s story, a young man who was forced to put his education on hold when his family left everything behind in Syria.

He was eventually resettled in the UK with the support of UK for UNHCR, taught himself English and now studies at a top university.

He said that putting his life on hold from a young age taught him not to shy away from opportunities and he now embraces them head-on.

This photography series will make you think differently about the reality of life as a refugee