Patrick Witty's Dramatic Photos Capture What It's Like To Arrive As A Refugee

An aid worker rushes to assist a boat filled with refugees as it lands on the coast of Lesbos, Greece. Thousands of people arriving by boat have passed through the island this year.

An aid worker rushes to assist a boat filled with refugees as it lands on the coast of Lesbos, Greece. Depending on where the boats land, aid workers and journalists scramble to meet the boat along the rocky coast of Lesbos, Greece.

A woman is helped to the shore after a boat filled with refugees landed on the shore of Lesbos, Greece.

Refugees scramble off the boat, passing the children to the shore.

Refugees embrace after landing on the coast of Lesbos, Greece. Hundreds arrived on Sept. 27, 2015. The trip is perilous, rowing across on an overcrowded boat. Many of the boats are inflatable and not intended for such a journey.

A mother removes a life jacket made from Styrofoam blocks and tape from her daughter after landing in Lesbos, Greece.

A woman carries her child to safety after landing on the coast of Lesbos, Greece.

Refugees makes selfies after landing on the coast of Lesbos, Greece. This is a common occurrence with the tech-savvy migrants making their way to Europe.

A refugee rests along the coast as he makes the walk towards a camp to wait for a bus to Mytilini, a larger town at the other end of the island of Lesbos.

An aid worker waves a discarded life jacket in an attempt to guide a boat filled with refugees to the coast. Once landed, the refugees want nothing to do with the boats. Many of the inflatable ones are dismantled for parts, which are later sold.

A discarded piece of clothing along the dirt road towards the village of Molyvos, Greece, where buses transport refugees to the ferry in Mytilini.

A discarded passport photo on the shore of Lesbos, Greece. No Greek officials meet the refugees when they land on the island, the only official checkpoint is when they are leaving.

A family of Syrian refugees walk along a dirt road towards a refugee camp in Molyvos, Greece, where buses transport them to the ferry in Mytilini. The walk is several miles long.

A volunteer from Norway assists in raising shelter at the Oxy Camp in Molyvos, Greece. Refugees wait here for the bus to Mytilini.

Refugees under the tents at Oxy Camp in Molyvos, Greece. Several camps are set up on the Greek Island of Lesbos for the hundreds of refugees arriving daily.

Refugees wait in line for bus to Mytilini at the Oxy Camp in Molyvos, Greece.

Men and women aboard the bus to Mytilini. Once in Mytilini, the refugees register with Greek authorities and wait to board a ferry to Athens.

Refugees camp out in the parking lot next to the ferry in Mytilini, Greece.

Refugees camp out near the Eleftherios Venizelos, in Mytilini, Greece. The ship is transporting 2500 refugees to Athens. The schedule is irregular, adding to the confusion.

Refugees sleep throughout the ship during the 10 hour journey to Athens.

A man looks out on the horizon at the rear of the El. Venizelos on the journey to Athens. Many refugees choose to sleep on the deck due to the temperature inside the ship.