Browsing articles in "South Africa"

The Daily Foto: Metal art village

Oct 15, 2009   //   Daily Foto, Haiti, Peru, South Africa  //  Comments Off

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Phodographer Leah Hudson in Croix Bouquets, Haiti, April 2009
Metal Art Village
The Dog Meets World photo team randomly stopped in this village. Steeped in Haitian history, Croix-des-Bouquets, is a good example of Haitian creativity – it resonates with the sounds of the clanging and banging of the mallets and chisels in the process of transforming raw metal into stunning iron sculptures. This was our backdrop to taking & giving the children their first photographs!

The Daily Foto: Everyone helped

Oct 12, 2009   //   Daily Foto, South Africa  //  Comments Off

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Phodographer Carolyn Lane in Macassar, South Africa Feb. 2009

While in his neighborhood a resident graciously allowed us the use the back of his van to print pictures. He was happy as each child watched their first photo being printed. Once he received his own he walked around enthusiastically with a huge proud grin showing everyone his very own first picture!

The Daily Foto: A Wonderful Thing

Oct 10, 2009   //   Daily Foto, South Africa  //  Comments Off

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Phodographer Carolyn Lane in Kuilsrivier, South Africa Feb. 2009

Preschool teacher Shiella Dlovu said “it is a wonderful thing to make first time photos for the children” and that Cecelia and the others will keep them for “a very long time madame”.

The Daily Foto: Beauty Abounds

Oct 1, 2009   //   Daily Foto, South Africa  //  Comments Off

Teen - Sir Lowry's Pass, SA
Phodographer Carolyn Lane at Sir Lowry’s Pass Village, South Africa, Feb. 2009
Sir Lowry's Pass
The beauty of the scenery in the Cape Town area is only eclipsed by the beauty of the South African people. This teen was thrilled to pose with little Foto and receive her own photo!

The Daily Foto: Smartietown in South Africa

Sep 21, 2009   //   Daily Foto, South Africa  //  Comments Off

Smartietown, SA
Phodographer Carolyn Lane in Smartietown, South Africa, Feb. 2009

Hopefully this little boy, now having seen his first photographic image, thinks of himself as a smarter citizen of Smartietown.

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