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Nigeria's Floating Slum
Apr.6.2012
Environmental Grafitti has a gallery of Nigeria's Floating Slum in Lagos. The photos are inspiring yet heartbreaking, and depict daily life in this harsh environment. Shacks sit atop rickety stilts while flotillas of trash slowly drift past down below. Crowds of people paddle past through the stagnant waters in boats, and foul smells fill the air while the baking sun beats down. And yet, in this sprawling floating slum, where basic human needs are barely met, the people refuse to succumb to despair despite the hardships they face.

Bringing Photography to Homeless Youth
Jul.31.2011
I recently had the opportunity to help with a portion of the Waiting Travelling Exhibition, through PhotoVoice in Scotland. I participated in one of the excursions to Fairbridge Glasgow, which eventually became part of the exhibition. It was a true joy to meet and work with these young people, most of whom were homeless. Photography was a unique way to reach them. The experience allowed me to take something I’m comfortable with (photography) and combine it with something I’m not comfortable with (disadvantaged youth).

TB in the Global Community
Apr.17.2011
SocialDocumentary.net has posted an amazing photo essay entitled EPIDEMIC: TB in the Global Community by David Rochkind. The WHO estimates that one third of the world’s population is infected with the bacteria that can cause TB and that nearly 1.8 million people die from the disease every year. The photos are also being used as part of an educational project about TB at tbepidemic.org

The Art of Photography Show
Mar.12.2011
The Art of Photography Show 2011 is a world-class international exhibition of photographic art which will occur August 13 – October 16 at the elegant two-level Lyceum Theatre Gallery, a perfect venue for exhibiting a large showcase of photography. We are very pleased that our esteemed judge for 2011 is Anne Lyden, the Associate Curator of Photography at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

Through Your Lens Photography Contest
Jan.27.2011
National Photo & Essay Contest to Spotlight School Building Conditions
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Kivu Kids Tour and Maison Immacculee
by kap photography

The Kivu Kids Tour is a seven day cycling tour through Eastern Congo and Rwanda in July 2009 in order to create awareness of the social and political issues that that challenge the Lake Kivu region as well as raise money to help rebuild Maison...

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