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. […]
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 […]
The Asia Foundation Annual Report 2009
It’s always nice to see one’s work being used. Over the last year, I had the opportunity to shoot in several locations for the Asia Foundation. I’ve blogged about them before….. Here are a few of the images that they used in their annual report. SMALL ENTERPRISES ARE THE LIFEBLOOD of Sri Lanka’s economy, […]
EDC Update Magazine Wins Beacon Award
Congratulations to Daphne Northrop and here communications team! EDC Update, the quarterly print magazine of Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), one of my oldest and largest NGO clients, has received the prestigious Beacon Award for Excellence in Education Marketing. This top prize is bestowed annually by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), a national association […]
Reach Global
Today I would like to highlight one of my clients: Reach Global. I shot for Reach in India, documenting their activities and programs. Click here to visit their website Reach designs life changing education on health, livelihoods and family finance and replicates its delivery in the world’s poorest communities. They are an amazing group of […]
10.Q Interview Online Now
Heber Vega is a humanitarian worker and photographer. He’s originally from Chile but now based in northern Iraq doing humanitarian work. Heber has a very informative blog and website. Currently, he’s doing a series of interviews called “10 Questions”, it’s about photographers who shoot for NGOs (non-government humanitarian organizations). He has interviewed several different photographers, […]
Back in San Diego
I can’t believe that it’s been over three months since my early January departure for Sri Lanka to cover a story about post-war peacebuilding for the Asia Foundation . That assignment, followed by other NGO jobs, and my work leading 2 back-to-back photo tours in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia as well as a new photo […]
Back in Colombo
Late last night I arrived back in Colombo after visiting several Asia Foundation programs in central and eastern Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with several large coastal cities, lush fertile lowlands and cool, fresh hill stations. A “leftover British flavor” lingers and in many ways Sri Lanka reminds me of a […]
48 Hours in Transit
I’ve arrived in Colombo Sri Lanka after what seemed like a very long time. First was an 18 hour flight from LA to Bangkok, followed by a 12 hour layover, then a short 3 hour flight to Colombo. Arriving at the airport last night at about midnight, I was picked up and transported to the […]
