Poor pictures

About a fifth of mankind still live in abject poverty, dispute the numerous national and global efforts during the past years on the first target of the Millennium Development Goals which aimed to decrease extreme poverty by one-half by the year 2015. Abdou Touray, Programme Specialist – Poverty and MDGs at the United Nations Development Programme country office in The Gambia said as of 2011 the poorest 40 percent of the world’s population account for 5 percent of global income and the…

Traveling and taking photos are two separate hobbies, yet they've become almost inseparable nowadays. If a tourist doesn't have a DSLR or point-and-click

Many desire to follow Christ’s admonition to serve and care for the poor, yet don’t know where or how to start. Here are 3 steps on the pathway of charity.

There are times I'm critisized for taking informal portraits or street photography images of the poorest of the poor. I get it. It's something that many feel is opportunistic and wrong. I would like to let those critics know that it's not easy for me to drum up the courage to approach these unfortunate souls and ask to take their picture. It's much easier to walk past the homeless, pretend not to see them and avoid making eye contact. My hope and reason for imaging them and sharing the…

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ― C.S. Lewis

I stare at this image a lot. I ask myself how . . . and why . . . and feel so helpless in making a difference. I know a lot of people care. I know a lot more people are living at the door's edge a paycheck away from homelessness on the streets. And that's a scary place to be. It's a scene each and everyone of us could end up in given a wrong set of circumstances or decisions.

A touching picture collection of children that gives us much emotion. Homeless boy, 1860 (Photo by Oscar Gustav Rejlander) Neighbor...

SILVER BOY Ridoy, 12, works ten hours a day for less than 2 dollars a day. The economic situation in Bangladesh cannot solve the child labour problem. Those who work don’t have a choice: they must be able to sustain their daily needs. Before prohibiting child labour, we must improve the economic situation of the children’s families. Feeding the children, buying them clothes and paying for their education would be the first option.

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