Music reminds them who they are…
…. that’s what the Khmer music teacher told me in his soft weary voice.
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World Wildlife Day/Galapagos Kids
It’s World Wildife Day – and when I think of places where wildlife really defines the lives of children, the Galapagos Islands immediately spring to mind.
Refugees and immigrants
Maybe it’s because I heard that over a million Syrians have fled their country. Or maybe
Toy Story
TOYS WITH STORIES
It started with four or five toys I’d picked up in Africa. I would bring them to schools whenever I gave a presentation – just a few toys on a table. But these first toys weren’t ordinary: they were toys made by children. From discarded materials. Bottle caps. Telephone wire.
Creating Empathy – in Rain Forest
Lately, my own personal photographic journey has been making unusual twists and turns. I’ve gone from being an avid reader of lighting and other technical aspects of photography to devouring anything to do with …..neurobiology. A big leap. Or not. When I started to teach photojournalism to kids, I saw that the fundamental visual elements […]
