A Place Called Home

Peter Bialobrzeski

German photographer Peter Bialobrzeski takes pictures of makeshift dwellings. He has documented slums on the edge of the city in the Philippines and South Africa, turning his attention most recently to the so-called nail houses in Shanghai. "It's about the longing for the idea of home," he says, "about the sense of belonging" (slideshow): http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141020-living-in-shanghais-ruins