Return From the Philippines.

Return from Philippines photo tour scouting trip. Education Development Center Annual Report 2009

I have just arrived home from the Philippines scouting trip, it was a great success. There are so many fantastic photo opportunities there, I’m really excited to get down to the “nitty gritty” and pull it all together. Over the next few weeks I will be putting the final touches on an itinerary and contacting the folks I met with while there, to hammer out all the logistics and pricing for a 2011 tour!

It’s sometimes funny how little coincidences seem to pop up. Like last night while going through some mail that had accumulated during my absence. Here I was, just returning from the Philippines, and on my desk I see Education Development Center’s 2009 Annual Report. On the cover was an image I shot for them in Mindanao and on other pages, shots I took in Afghanistan and Guinea.

Education Development Center (EDC), one of my NGO clients, is a global nonprofit organization that designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic opportunity. Working with public-sector and private partners, EDC harnesses the power of people and systems to improve education, health promotion and care, workforce preparation, communications technologies, and civic engagement. They have 350 projects in 35 countries around the world with programs and services which include research, training, educational materials and strategy, with activities ranging from seed projects to large-scale national and international initiatives.

So often in the news we only read about tragedy and conflict, so please, have a look at EDC’s Annual Report and perhaps explore their website for a few moments. It’s refreshing to see the wonderful and amazing things being done around the world by a committed group of individuals like those at EDC.

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  1. Terry Wheeler June 5, 2010 at 11:20 am #

    Wonderful work Karl!
    You are so right that there are many positive things being done in third world countries. What better way to show this than through the eyes of a great photographer!
    Terry

  2. Red Dawn June 5, 2010 at 11:29 am #

    Hi Karl,

    I discovered your blog in the past month and have been reading your entries since then. I'm particularly inspired by how you transit from the corporate world to a full time photographer, as I'm about to take the same route. I'm also excited that your work is mainly in Asia as that's where I live and work (Singapore) so maybe there will be chances for us to run into each other.

    Love your work!

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