Remember that documentary Born Into Brothels? If you don’t, you really should see it… it’s a fascinating story of a photographer who spent a lot of time with the children of prostitutes in Calcutta’s red light district, gave them cameras, and began to teach them photography in an effort to help them get out of the vicious circle of sex and drugs they were born into. Very powerful (and the film has some beautiful images, too).
A similar project is soon going to happen in Africa. David Hessemer is a photographer in Hawaii who is putting together a team of world-renowned photographers to visit some unreached places in Africa, and teach kids there how to take pictures of their world. Why? To quote their website, “Our hope is provide maximum exposure for those in the most need in this world in a way that communicates the uniqueness of their culture. We want to create a platform to get much needed financial help to the people we work with.”
Please take a minute to visit the Through Their Eyes Africa blog today to see how you can help. We’ve been given so much… it’s time to give back.
by Ryan
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