Photo of the Week
5 March 2010
“I hand the Coke to Isaac, and he drinks it as fast as he can, but he stops half way, wipes his mouth and hands the remainder of the Coke to Ranaldo. Usually, when someone gives me a gift, I selfishly take it home and play with it until it breaks. I don’t think I would have [...]
15 February 2010
“Sluts,” Jackson would mumble under his breath as he and his two brothers walk past Mary and her friends. The women do not bother looking up; they keep their focus on their hands as they bead their colorful bracelets and necklaces. Mary and Josephine did not bother explaining that they had gotten AIDS from their husbands who [...]
18 January 2010
Country Forgotten: A life on the interstate.
Hobbling alongside another line of traffic on the off-ramp of interstate 40, Country occasionally raises to his head to see if anyone has rolled down their window to offer him anything of substance. “You can never say, some days I’ll only make $5 and then another day, $100,” said Country. [...]
5 January 2010
A man sells coconut in the streets of Calcutta to provide for his family.
What can you do? Pray for him and for our Silent Images team of photographers headed to Calcutta in February. Email Elizabeth at elizabeth@silentimages.org for more details.
10 October 2009
Once the feared witch doctor in one of the worst slums of Cambodia, this man’s life was turned upside down when he heard a local pastor tell him about Jesus. Shortly before this photo was taken, he and his wife both accepted Jesus as their personal Savior, and he was ecstatic to share that over [...]
10 October 2009
It’s a rainy Friday night and this bar-lined alley would usually be hoppin’ by now. I’ve come to take advantage of free wi-fi and to grab some dinner nearby at one of my favorite little restaurants.
I also brought my camera with me, hoping that I’ll be able to work up the guts to pull it [...]