Daily Foto: Pictures record lives
Phodographer Allison Hillis in Zunil, Guatemala, July 2009
A popular forwarded email is a set of inspirational photos called “I believe”. The opening lines state:
A Birth Certificate shows that we were born
A Death Certificate shows that we died
Pictures show that we lived!
This is what Dog Meets World is all about, affirming and acknowleging all people by practicing Take & Give Photography for those in need. Support our goal by becoming a phoDOGrapher!
The Daily Foto: First Photos from Niger
NEW Phodographer Ariane Kirtley in Niamey, Niger Dec. 2009
First photos from founder of the charity Amman Imman that serves to bring clean water to remote regions of Niger in West Africa. Dog Meets World collaborates with this life supporting charity by taking and giving first personal life affirming photographs to the local people in the capital city of Niamey.
The Daily Foto: Happy Girls in Panama
Phodographer Miguel Moreno in Penonome, Panama Dec. 2009
Miguel is a photographer for the US Embassy in Panama. He was so impressed when introduced to Dog Meets World by Joanelle Mulrain, artist for the Art in Embassies Program that he has volunteered to Take & Give pictures for the project. We’re in the process of getting him more film already!
The Daily Foto: DMW is Voluntourism
Phodographer Carolyn Lane in Jubba, Jordan January 2010
Article in The Jordan Times this week quotes an expert on voluntourism says “There is a need not only to take something back home, but to leave something behind” and voluntourism caters to “those who would like to leave a lasting impression on the community they visit“. Practicing Dog Meets World and photo sharing is a simple, easy and gratifying way to leave something of value behind when traveling in places of need. This photo is from such an exchange while DMW founder Carolyn Lane was visiting a school in Jordan with her sister Christie Smith and with the help of humanitarian aid workers Mike and Linda Boyd and Jordanian Emile Khoury.
The Daily Foto: Star Power
Phodographer Carolyn Lane in Beverly Hills, South Africa in Feb. 2009
This little guy is completely uncertain about the photo taking process, but his mother knows he’s her star from Beverly Hills (that’s the real name of this community near Cape Town).