Wednesday, June 22, 2005

A visual tour of South Africa’s poorer peoples – now in Black and White

Okay this is a bit experimental, but see how it goes. All taken today, on a community tour of (1.2 million people living in the slums!) (Though this pales in comparison with Soweto, outside of Johannesburg – where 4 million people live on the poverty line) It was VERY like Mozambique …


Children playing in the playground. All of this has been recently built, after 1994.


Parents out, locked in!


Watchful.


Cold!


Warmer after a biscuit.


The joys of seeing yourself on a digital camera for the first time!


A little kid who insisted I take photos of him at an indoor music performance. Note the writing on the bucket next to him ... this could be an ad for World Vision!


Small kid, big fences.


A couple I was with - newly married Italians! He has his sights set on love, As for her, she is more interested in scenery ...

Yours artistically,
john

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow John! You've become quite the photographer over time. But I've been impressed more so with what you have been doing and how you've been impacting the lives of others. Although I've been kinda invisible up till now, I just wanted to let you know that you're doing great things, but it'll be great to have ya back soon!!!

Andy K