It’s been awhile everybody, and while we’re all shivering away in this chillier northern hemisphere my mind is going to back to warmer places, much warmer places. Join me in Haiti for a couple of minutes, and feel the heat of the tropics. Haiti is an explosion of warmth and culture, and it was the first time […]
“I have a friend I was talking to about going to Asia on a Bible smuggling trip, so I found the website and the specific ministry she mentioned and got in touch with them about going. Through the process of learning to know the ministry, and working out travel plans I was really intrigued and […]
In 1986 an orphanage was born a few miles outside of San Lucas, Guatemala that began to take children from all over Guatemala from every kind of tragic story and situation. Headed by directors Josh and Jessica Hanson, one of the most common stories of children rescued, was from coffee fields where they are forced […]
Shocking title. Not a pleasant shock either, because no one wants to think that we might be guilty of exploitation. But is that what we’re doing, when we go to photograph and raise awareness for people in less-than-ideal circumstances? It’s a question that every traveler, missionary and humanitarian photographer has to ask themselves, because it’s […]
1. What is a reality or perk to being a Humanitarian photographer? The reality to Humanitarian photography is that it’s 85% traveling (planes, cars, trains, buses, tuk tuks), 10% editing, and 5% shooting on the field. The best moments are spending time with the people you’re photographing. The brief time you get to spend with […]