The Daily Foto: Capturing Their Images in Cambodia
Phodographer Gigi Ackerman in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Sept. 2009
While volunteering during her GAP year before entering university, Gigi spent time taking and printing photographs for Dog Meets World for children near Siem Reap……and reaped the instant rewards of grateful and thrilled children. Dog Meets World can truly enhance a GAP year experience!
The Daily Foto: Photo Sharing In Real Time
Phodographer Patti Hughes in Zunil, Guatemala, July 2009
The girls in the village of Zunil, Guatemala were fascinated watching their first photos being printed right in front of their eyes. Patti loved the immediacy of the exchange of Taking a picture and Giving a picture for Dog Meets World and the sharing experience with the local children.
The Daily Foto: Touching HEARTS
NEW Phodographer Marissa Neuman in the Dominican Republic, Jan. 2010
Marissa Newman lead a group of students from the University of MD Hillel organization on a service alternate winter break trip and brought along the Dog Meets World project. She recounts that:
“ They were invited into a family’s house. There were five or six children whose father had died. They photographed all of the family and the mom (seen on the right) began opening up to one of the UMD students (in the red t-shirt). When the mom got the picture, she touched her hand to the student’s heart and touched the picture to her own heart.” Says it all. Happy Valentine’s Day to all.
The Daily Foto: Newlyweds return from Costa Rica with first Photos
Phodographer Anna Myers back in Los Angeles de Nandayure, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, January 2010
On their first return to the small village where Anna and her husband Anibal met and fell in love, they included time for the Dog Meets World project and took 50 photos of the local children. As a former Peace Corps volunteer, Anna immediately saw the value in sharing personal photography. She passed on the equipment and the little Foto dog to current Peace Corps volunteer and friend Kirsten Woodruff, who has already been busy practicing Take & Give Photography for DMW! Read Kirsten’s blog entry.
The Daily Foto: It’s all about LOVE
Phodographer ANYONE wanting to share love on the planet 2010
Foto, the mascot of Dog Meets World is the perfect gift in honor of Valentine’s Day! Make a donation ANYDAY and get a keepsake Foto dog for a loved one. Your support helps kids around the world receive a personal photograph…oftentimes their very first. Take & Give Photography is a powerful way to spread love and peace on our planet!