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Last updated: 26 january, 2011 - 10:28 GMT

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What sort of relationships do photographers form with the people that are the subject of their pictures?

The bond can be an emotional one because the theme is often highly charged.

In this BBC World Service documentary series, two photographers reveal their stories - one of hope and grief, and the other a tale of racial tension.

Swedish racial tension

Youths in Malmo, Sweden

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"I don't see myself as trouble. I don't sell heroin or cocaine. You don't kill people when you smoke weed."

In Sweden, photographer Joseph Rodriguez attempts to find out why racial tensions are increasing in one of the most progressive countries in Europe.

Rosengard in Malmo is symbolic of the divide between the Muslim population and indigenous Swedes.

In that area around 60% of people were born outside of Sweden and 40% are unemployed.

How does Joseph capture the stories of the people behind the statistics?

First broadcast on 26 January, 2011.

Lebanon's missing

Photographs of missing young men

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"I want my sons. Even if it's one bone... I want it back."

Photographer Dalia Khamissy attempts to uncover what happened to the thousands of people who were kidnapped during the Lebanese civil war.

She meets Amina Hassan Banat.

In 1982 Christian militants rounded up four of Amina's sons - the youngest was just 13 years old.

She never saw them again.

How does Dalia capture Amina's chaotic memories, and the relentless hope and fear that she's had since the day they disappeared?

What answers does Assaad Chaftari - a man who was involved in the disappearances - have for mothers like Amina?

First broadcast on 19 January, 2011.

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