During my trip to Guatemala with Plan International, I went out to photograph some of the projects in the rural areas that Plan are actively involved in. This was a great opportunity for me to see first hand the work that Plan does, and to spend a little time in the communities photographing the children that directly benefit from our work. It was an amazing look into Latin American culture, and one that has really enforced in my mind how important it is for us to continue to help those in need in this world. So here is a run down of the events during my short stay in Guatemala.
We started the day early...
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Well, I have finished going through the photos from Salama in Guatemala and I have uploaded some of them to my portfolio. If you want to see some of my favourites you can see them here: http://www.lomayani.com/guatemala-2012/
I am still doing the write up which will be added to the page next week, which will give the story behind the photos and the context in which Plan works with these rural communities.
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Well, I have returned safely from Guatemala and am now battling the fun of jet lag and lack of sleep!
I have started working on selecting and processing the images and video from the trip and I will post them here soon. I saw some amazing sights over there, but more importantly, I have been exposed to the kind of work that we do at Plan at a social and personal level and to be honest, it has inspired me greatly to ensure that I do as much as I can to help out.
I will post a full writeup and images here in the next few days.
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This video shows some of the work that we at Plan do to help free young girls from the Kalamari slave system in Nepal. Its this kind of work that makes me proud to be working at Plan.
If you want more information on the work that we do, visit the Plan International website.
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Well, my bags are packed, my camera is charged and the taxi is booked for 3.30am. Its going to be an extremely long day of travelling tomorrow, but this time tomorrow I should hopefully be chilling in a bar with a cool beer. (with any luck).
Time to go and grab what sleep I can :)
Speak to you all soon from sunny Guatemala :)
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Isn't it funny... one day you're sitting on a boat cruising along a river, thousands of miles from home in the blistering heat, camera in one hand and not a care in the world. The next minute, your world is swallowed up in an instant and everything in life you treasure and hold dear to you is gone. It just goes to prove the fragility of our lives...
Yup, thats a pretty profound (and somewhat dark) way to start a blog post, but thats what happened to me towards the end of last year. Lets just say that 2011 had its up's and some rather major downs! Here we are in the new year now, and I hope that...
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Its not often that I link to content created by others, but this really did make me smile :)
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Well, I am still working my way through the 565 images I have selected to be edited properly from Cambodia. Its a long slog to get all of them done, but I am doing on average 5-10 per day at the moment, so I have a way to go yet! I think I may have to book some holiday time away from work just to sit in front of the mac for a week!
Anyway, a few images have gone forward to the national awards now, and while I was editing them, I found some images taken by my guide on my gf1 behind the scenes while I was shooting. So I figured it may be nice to show a few here and the results from them too. So without...
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Today was awards ceremony for the BIPP Regional Awards 2011. I am rather happy to report that I won 3 awards this year in the illustrative/abstract and photojournalism categories.
Here is a link to the BIPP website awards page: http://www.bipp.com/Default.aspx?tabid=875
This image from my kidnapping set won a Gold award in the illustrative/abstract category
This image won Bronze in the same category
And finally, this image taken from my travels in Africa won a Merit in the photojournalism category.
It is wonderful to have received 3 awards this year and it certainly spurs...
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Apologies to those of you waiting to see the images from Cambodia, but due to serious personal issues I have had to put the processing of these images and my Fellowship application on hold. I hope to start work on the images soon, but for now I have to put the photography on hold while other things take priority.
As soon as the images are ready, I will update my portfolio and let you all know.
Thanks everyone :)
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