Michael Hirshon

After a nomadic childhood spent doodling, eating, sleeping, and growing, Michael Hirshon ended up as an illustrator. He holds an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts. His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, 3×3, American Illustration, Creative Quarterly, CMYK, Gestalten, and the AIGA.

https://hirshon.net/

Refuge, Part III

By Francisco Cantú. Illustration by Michael Hirshon. October 18, 2013

Part 1: How a system of neglect endangered the lives of asylum seekers in the Netherlands.

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Refuge, Part II

By Francisco Cantú. Illustration by Michael Hirshon. October 17, 2013

Part 2, Presence: Exploring life and death amongst asylum seekers whose applications were rejected by the Dutch government in this second part of a three-part series.

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Refuge, Part I

By Francisco Cantú and Michael Hirshon October 16, 2013

Part 1, Reception: Asylum seekers face red-tape, indifference, and murder in the first of a three-part series on the Dutch asylum system.