Sometimes I get very emotionally involved with my subjects. In working with kids, orphans on the Uganda/Sudan border it is impossible for me not to. What started out as a quick trip to Uganda to work with some University of the South seminary students has turned into a multi-year project on the Uganda/Sudan border. This summer I am going back to work in Gulu with the Aftermath Project.
I was staying at an orphanage that cares for Sudanese war orphans and woke up early, well before the sun rose.
This boy was sweeping out the compound before heading off to school. He paused just for a moment in the pre-dawn light and I got off 2 frames with my Leica M6. It is not terribly sharp, handheld, 1/4 second exposure at f 1.4 Fuji Velvia 50.
-Stephen Alvarez
LAHASH is a ngo that supports this and other orphanages in Africa.
This is a great shot. I love the colors.
Posted by: Merari | April 19, 2008 at 10:47 PM
thats a beautiful shot!
the colors are priceless here...
Posted by: aminTorres | April 16, 2008 at 06:03 PM