The Daily Foto: August 22nd
Phodographer Brittany Lane in Cite Soleil, Haiti April 2009
Leah Hudson is handing out the pictures just printed, the reactions of the children receiving their first picture ranged from:
Intense starring at the photograph
Laughter
Silent joy
Exclamation
Smiling
Sharing
Running home to show “mother”
Gratitude
The Daily Foto: August 21st
Phodographer Philip Starling in Siem Reap, Cambodia July 2009
A beautiful smile for the camera!
The Daily Foto: August 20th
Phodographer Leah Hudson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 2009
On a Dog Meets World photo tour to Haiti we agreed to photo the children in the Blanchard school. As their education is provided by sponsorships, the sponsors annually receive a small picture of the student along with their report cards. In our initial conversation we stated we would be taking pictures of the children of the local village, as the Blanchard school children obviously had yearly photos……….after a pause the principal stated that the children do not receive a copy of the photo sent to the sponsors because it is too expensive! In fact the camera used by the service is not digital and they don’t even see their image. Wow, blew away my assumption. Our gift photos cost less than 30 cents. A small gift with a lasting impact.
Principal Jacky Dorleans wrote “during your stay in Haiti you made hundreds of people happy by not only taking their pictures, but also by handing them out almost instantly. Merci, Merci beaucoup on behalf of our students.”
The Daily Foto: August 19th
New Phodographer Kelly Crayne in San Ramone, Costa Rica July 2009
Kelly is a full time Special Ed teacher, muralist and professional photographer. Last minute jobs earned her enough money to join her church mission trip. In her words “One of the best parts of participating in the Dog Meets World project was that I was able to use one of my passions to do something for others. I love photography and was thrilled when our pastor at the mission house in Costa Rica asked if anyone would like to take an a new photography project.” Kelly found the children “were absolutely amazed by the whole process and it thrilled them to see themselves in a photograph.”
The Daily Foto: August 18th
Phodographer Carolyn Lane in Kuilsrivier, South Africa Feb. 2009
I initially shot and distributed pictures for all the children in the Zevenwacht Winery Preschool. It occurred to me that if the children had never had their pictures taken, it was quite likely neither had their moms. So walking back I stopped along the vineyards and took pictures of every single working mom! When the lorry (truck) picked them up, they all shouted their gratitude and waved goodbye.