Archive | July, 2010

Garissa, North Eastern Kenya

Part two of my NGO assignment, shooting for Education Development Center. Garissa, eastern Kenya….

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Sudan assignment completed

I finished shooting the EDC Sudan assignment earlier today and headed back to Nairobi. I’ve got a shoot of the EDC Darfur Radio Team tomorrow then it’s off to Garissa for to photograph a youth program…

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EDC Sudan Day 3

Day 3 Sudan, photographing for Education Development Center. Today’s visit was a small rural school, all of the younger children were dressed in pink and the older students in blue…

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Sudan Assignment Continues: EDC SSIRI Project

Another day here in Juba, shooting Eduction Development Center’s Southern Sudan programs. The day started out with heavy rain and the humidity lingered throughout the day…

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Assignment: Education Development Center, Juba, Sudan

South Sudan is now gradually entering a recovery and development phase however humanitarian needs still abound, with an expectation of mass return of a large number of IDPs and refugees to the South. Education will play a vital role in the long term success of southern Sudan…

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Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya

Kibera is a slum area outside Nairobi, Kenya and is the same size as New York City’s Central Park, about 1.5 square miles. At over 1 million people, the population density is 30 times that of New York City…

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Freedom From Hunger Assignment Continues

After returning to Bamako, we continued to document Freedom From Hunger programs; this time visiting villages on the outskirts of Bamako city that have started to implement the Savings For Change program. Additionally we visited an AIM Youth (Advancing Integrated Microfinance for Youth) program in the city. While I’m blogging the trip from a photographer’s  [...]

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Back in Bamako, Mali

We  have been out in Segou,  a rural town about three and a half hours from Bamako for the last two days shooting the meetings and activities of women involved in Freedom From Hunger’s savings programs.  My apologies for not being able to post earlier than this, but the small rural town of Segou lacks [...]

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In Mali shooting for Freedom From Hunger

Sorry folks I am swatting mosquitos and racing against a low battery warning on a very  slow internet connection in Segou, a rural village, 250 Km from Bamako. All I have time to do is offer up the one photo, I will try to post more images and an explanation of what I’m shooting tomorrow.  [...]

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Hitting the Road Again

I’m leaving my home turf for a few assignments in Africa, the first is a shoot for Freedom From Hunger in Mali, then it’s off to Kenya and Sudan for Education Development Center. Given the opportunity, I’ll be blogging along the way. Please stay tuned for some posts. Gosh it seems like I rarely blog [...]

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Horst Fass, AP Photographer Dies At The Age Of 79

Celebrated combat photographer Horst Faas, who covered the Vietnam War for the Associated Press, has died aged 79. Germany-born Faas [...]

Spaces Available On My Philippines Photo Tour: June 16-30

“I flew to the Philippines, but I had no idea what to expect . . . I was assuming it [...]

It’s Rewarding To See Your Work In Print

After 3 months worth of assignments and photo tours in Southeast Asia, I arrived to a rather large pile of [...]

Vietnam Photo Tour: Cat Ba and Bac Ha

Holy cow, it’s been an amazing week or so since my last post! This blog post entitled Cat Ba & [...]

Vietnam Photo Tour: Hoi An to Hanoi

Sorry, folks, I know that I’ve been remiss about getting a blog post up, but frankly we’re shooting so much [...]

Vietnam Photo Tour: South Into The Mekong Delta

We left Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in our private boat (seen below) for a 6 hour trip down to [...]