Foto’s Blog: Moms love memories!
Phodographer Allison Hillis in Zunil, Guatemala August 2009
In honor of Mother’s Day….Dog Meets World shares this favorite photo of Moms admiring their children’s first pictures in Guatemala. Moms worldwide understand the significance of capturing a child’s image permanently in a photo. It becomes a family artifact to remember the moment and beauty of youth. A photo is tangible joy! Happy Mother’s Day to ALL MOMs!
Foto’s Blog: Please help an orphan boy, who loves his photo!
Phodographer Coleen McIntyre Chennai, India, December 2010
Coleen teaches school in India. Each Wednesday she and other teachers go to a local orphanage, HOUSE OF HOPE and do art projects with the kids. Coleen said: one week we did the Dog Meets World project. A boy named Wung was the first kid to have his picture taken, but because of how the pictures print out he was the last one to get his picture printed. He was so mesmerized by the printing process and the different colors that showed up each time the pictures went through the printer. He waited so patiently for his picture to be printed, it was probably the calmest I have ever seen Wung, who is so full of energy normally! Well once his printed and he finished his photo frame the print cartridge had been used up so I pulled it out to show him and he just went wild playing and dancing around with the colorful cartridge. He just loved it and had a ball twirling and dancing around with the cartridge tape.
ATTENTION: Coleen reports that Wung, a 9 year old, energetic, mischievous, fun-loving, big smiling and bright-eyed boy is in the hospital. He had an accident last weekend and required brain surgery to remove a blood clot. This is no minor issue. He was in a government hospital where little attention, medical communication or care was provided due to limited resources, ratio of staff to patients and money. Once he was physically able, he was transported to a private hospital. He has another week or so before he will be released, but the costs are astronomical and the teachers are each trying to raise funds. PLEASE READ MORE ON COLEEN’S BLOG AND CONSIDERING DONATING TO HELP.
Foto’s Blog: Bonus while in Brazil
Phodographer Melissa Waksman in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jan. 2010
Smiles abound and parents were pleased! Super easy and fun to add Dog Meets World photo diplomacy to service projects. Helps happily fill in any down time and offers another way to interact with locals. College students from the University of Maryland, College Park said giving children the simple gift of a single photograph was priceless. The love, the laughter and the instant happiness is something you must experience in order to understand what it means to really study your abroad experience.
Foto’s Blog: Watching the Printing Process in Peru
Phodographer Austin Lane in Hilloq, Peru, Nov 2008
From the VERY beginning the process of photo sharing with Dog Meets World always draws a fascinated crowd of participants. The portable printer is VERY interesting to watch and the time spent waiting for the individual photos to print is perfect time for much looking and learning. We study each other across our cultural divide. What is most evident is our shared humanity. We are alike!
Foto’s Blog: Lovely in Tibet
Phodographer Patrick Firouzian in Shigatse, Tibet September 2010
Patrick packs Foto along when he does volunteer humanitarian work for Global Roots as another way to enhance interactions and connect cultures.
Patrick took a Dog Meets World photo of this little girl near Shigatse, Tibet. He poignantly described her like this “she was cute, but filthy dirty…. never was washed in her life probably… anyways she was lovely nonetheless, I gave her photos.” Aww so sweet Patrick.