Bibby Boys documents the experience of the men aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge and the community that rallied around them. It is a collaborative photographic series by Theo McInnes and Thomas Ralph.

Shot over more than a year in Portland, Dorset, the work looks beyond headlines and political rhetoric to focus on daily life, waiting, and the relationships that formed during prolonged periods of limbo as the men awaited their asylum interviews. With no access to the barge itself, the artists worked from the outside, observing how life unfolded across the island and how acts of solidarity, care, and friendship emerged in response.

At a time when asylum is often framed as crisis or threat, Bibby Boys offers another way of looking. The artists reflect:

“We hope this work stands as a testament to the men’s enduring spirit in the face of a system that so often neglects their humanity, and as an example of new forms of community in times of polarisation and mass displacement.”