TIME Brexit

The Faces of Brexit

Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian travelled to Boston, Lincolnshire, where 75.6% voted to leave the European Union

Almost 76% of voters in Boston, Lincolnshire indicated that the U.K. should leave the E.U., making the coastal village—whose mostly Eastern European migrant population has grown steadily since 2004—more Euroskeptic than anywhere else in England.

Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian met with some of Boston’s residents and asked them what Brexit means to them.

Michelle Molloy, who edited this photo essay, is a senior international photo editor at TIME.

Members of a newly organized church group from Portugal and Brazil stand in Boston’s main square singing prayers. Boston, Lincolnshire, June 26, 2016. Residents of Boston walking through the crowded streets one day after 75% of the borough voted to leave the EU. A 'No to the EU' sign, Boston, Lincolnshire, June 25, 2016. Young boy wearing shoes with a British flag design, Boston, Lincolnshire, June 25, 2016. “We’re happy and have lived here for more than 10 years, Swizzel’s Love Hearts candy on the UK Independence Party stand, given out to celebrate the results of the referendum, Boston, Lincolnshire, June 25, 2016. Members of the Boston Gymnastics Academy play and perform at Boston’s annual Park Fest, Boston Lincolnshire, June 25, 2016.

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