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Editorial  
(18 images)

  • This Burmese woman hired someone to bring her and her children over the Thai/Burmese border but he took her money and deserted her. She is now raising eight children in the Burmese camp with no opportunnity for them to have healthcare or education. She realizes that she has no way that she will ever make it back to her native country.
    This Burmese woman hired someone to bring her and her children over the...
  • Burmese refugees in Phuket, Thailand. Many of the men spend a day, a week or up to a month out at sea on precarious fishing boats, earning about $200 a month, while the women work at the port or at home scaling and sorting fish. A man kisses his grandson goodbye as he’s about to leave on a ship for a few weeks.
    Burmese refugees in Phuket, Thailand. Many of the men spend a day, a...
  • Are you my mother? Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan.<br /> I watched with amusement as this boy grabbed the hems of a few burkas before zoning in on his mother in a busy market place. Getting lost and dealing with the boredom of shopping with your mother seems to be universal for little boys the world over.
    Are you my mother? Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan. I watched with...
  • Women police officers practicing at shooting range, Afghanistn 2007
    Women police officers practicing at shooting range, Afghanistn 2007
  • Portrait of girl.
    Portrait of girl.
  • Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
    Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
  • N. Uganda, Kitgum District. Peter C. Alderman Foundation project working with young men who are suffering from PTSD from their years of being forced to fight as child soldiers during the war. Most were abducted from their families by rebels from ages 8-12 and are now returning as young men in their late teens, early 20's & trying to assimilate back into their local community. They were forced to kill family members, eat the livers & drink blood of the people they killed as a ritual of recruitment. Many have seen their parents & most of their family members killed. Most struggle with alcohol & drug abuse & depression. PCAF offers counseling & group therapy. A PCAF social worker, Joseph Masaba Bongomin, visits with them in their community. Gabrial Omalling, a former child soldier, now runs his own bakery.
    N. Uganda, Kitgum District. Peter C. Alderman Foundation project working...
  • Women picking coffee, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
    Women picking coffee, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
  • Foodbank, Appalachia, Ohio, 2004
    Foodbank, Appalachia, Ohio, 2004
  • man with coal, Amritasr, India, 2011
    man with coal, Amritasr, India, 2011
  • Masks, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
    Masks, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
  • The Sepik River, Papua New Guinea.
    The Sepik River, Papua New Guinea.
  • Tibet, Kham, Litang.Tibet, Kham - Thuma Tibetan nomad girl in Degang Valley, near Litang. Orange hat people. Nomads being forced to move from tents to concrete homes.
    Tibet, Kham, Litang.Tibet, Kham - Thuma Tibetan nomad girl in Degang...
  • Monk reading, Sagain, Burma, Myanmar.
    Monk reading, Sagain, Burma, Myanmar.
  • Monks at Angkor, 2006
    Monks at Angkor, 2006
  • Monks at Bayon, Angkor Wat, Bayon: NY, Brach, Moa, Men,Chen, Phen
    Monks at Bayon, Angkor Wat, Bayon: NY, Brach, Moa, Men,Chen, Phen
  • Nazlini Navaho Reservation, Arizona. Jennie lives on the remote reservation with her family in a traditional mud hogan with no running water or electricity. With the onset of winter approaching they have only a small wood-burning stove for warmth. Work is scarce and Jennie is worried for the future of her teenage niece.
    Nazlini Navaho Reservation, Arizona. Jennie lives on the remote...
  • Men at the Altai eagle festival, Mongolia.
    Men at the Altai eagle festival, Mongolia.
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