You may have already seen this powerful photograph of a family of migrants arriving by boat to Greece - it has gone viral since being featured in the New York Times.
Taken by freelance photographer Daniel Etter at around 4.30am, it shows a family of Syrian migrants arriving on the Greek Island of Kos. The father, Laith Majid from Deir Ezzor, clutches his two children to him, crying, as he lands on the beach with his wife after a perilous journey across the Med
The photo has been shared widely online and has generated a huge emotional response, with many saying that this one photo instantly humanises the largely anonymous plight of migrants in the region.
To those who attack 'migrants' online. Look at this man, fleeing war in Syria, cradling his children. And rethink. pic.twitter.com/1pXEIGStvN
— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) August 16, 2015
@KYanaKalcheva We agree Kristiyana. Hopefully this photo will make people think differently about the plight of refugees.
— Refugee Action (@RefugeeAction) August 19, 2015
An entire country's pain captured in one father's face. Syrian refugee family arrives at Kos. Pic by @DanielEtterFoto pic.twitter.com/wMEUy5sUMQ
— Mary Fitzgerald (@MaryFitzger) August 18, 2015
All the words & TV reporting of the refugee crisis in a single photo. Humbled by @DanielEtterFoto pic.twitter.com/VCLmsWjsoR
— Paraic O'Brien (@paraicobrien) August 19, 2015
@paraicobrien @danieletterfoto that photo hits right to the core. Painful to see it.
— Nirosh Balasundaram (@Nirosh7) August 20, 2015
@paraicobrien @DanielEtterFoto an amazing photo. The emotion in that man's face says it all. #heartbreaking
— Michelle Moloney (@MoloneyHRM) August 20, 2015
Etter told Spiegel Online the family of four came ashore with eight others in a small rubber dingy designed for just three people.
“After more than two hours of driving the boat had lost air, water had leaked into it, the refugees were soaked when they arrived at the shore. They were then completely relieved to have arrived safely,” he said.
"In that moment it all came at them together, the joy of having done it; the love for their family; the grief over what had happened.”
The family then left to be processed by the Greek authoriities.
“Whether they make it, I don’t know,” Daniel said.