Welsh photojournalist, filmmaker, and Masters student at Cardiff University School of Journalism. HEFAT trained | John Schofield Trust fellow https://bessantdavies.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3lizbiparvs24Pictures and words in the Cardiffian today on the closure of Cardiff University’s School of Music #cardiffuni #cardiffunicuts [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizbiparvs24https://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3lgkwq7ur3s2uChris Booth shares his experiences in Moscow, Chechnya, and Iraq—along with the internal struggles that led to his detainment in a UK psychiatric ward. Considered, kind, and deeply purposeful, Chris is an infectious person to be around. Give it a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5pdm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5pdm25 Jan 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkwq7ur3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3ldgtfonpv22fEver fancied giving #Bellringing a try? Or wondered what it is to be a #Bell-Ringer? Go along to a session in #Penarth in the New Year. My words and photos in @thecardiffian.bsky.social #Cardiff #Christmas https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2024/12/14/bellringing-in-penarth-the-hidden-british-tradition/16 Dec 2024 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgtfonpv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3ldbckjyzrc2eI spent a month detained in #Lebanon this summer. I was held in appalling conditions in a detention centre with #Syrian refugees, many of whom children. I got out. Others are still trapped in a system designed to harass refugees, forcing them across the border. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-syrians-who-cant-go-home/14 Dec 2024 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbckjyzrc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3lcsnehcgdc2rTriumphant scenes in #Cardiff as Syrians celebrate the capture of #Damascus by rebel groups08 Dec 2024 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsnehcgdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3lclsb447722oFor an in-depth and current insight into Georgia’s recent demonstrations - see this piece by Chris Booth. https://open.substack.com/pub/newnoteson/p/notes-on-an-uprising-update?r=31wln5&utm_medium=ios05 Dec 2024 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclsb447722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3lckxgl6xjk26https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aleppos-kurds-fear-displacement-thousands-flee-rebels-tel-rifaat05 Dec 2024 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckxgl6xjk26https://bsky.app/profile/bessantdavies.bsky.social/post/3lcae3xotj22dBeirut - Aug 2401 Dec 2024 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:yhedo47dtef7jnhmikcps3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcae3xotj22d