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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Tanzania - Thirst Relief Benefit Shoot



It's been about two or three days since we have had internet and have been able to post anything so I thought I would send something out quickly. This trip truly has been amazing. I have been blessed to travel all around the world and there is no doubt that Tanzania ranks in the top three on my list. The people have here been wonderful to work along-side and the scenery is exotic and breathtaking. It has also been heart wrenching to see some of the conditions in which people live. The images posted here are ones that tell a story but were picked out on the fly, there are hundreds more like them. Without experiencing it first hand, it is hard to understand some of the conditions people are facing and living in. I'm going to wait to until I have a little more time to post before I talk about what we have been doing here and what we hope will continue. But I can honestly say that it has be life changing for me and hopefully to some of the people of Tanzania as well.















Here's a picture Phillip Glickman took of me during a shoot. (Thanks Phillip)




5 comments:

Unknown said...

Beautiful photographs. Stay safe and enjoy the journey!

B-A-N-A-N-A-S said...

These are AMAZING!!!

Melissa

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Unknown said...

WOW! Love your people shots!!! Can't wait to hear the whole story with lots of photos. :o)

We just came back from 2 weeks off-roading in Mongolia with old Soviet military truck GAZ-66. I've started to upload first pics here, there'll be more later - http://www.pbase.com/oksana_p/mongolia

Oksana & Brad

Anonymous said...

Your images are simply amazing.