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Danca de Toro
A boy poses dressee up as one of the characters in the Danca de Toro in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Death
A boy in Guanajuato, Mexico is dressed as Death, one of many characters in Mexico's traditional "Danza del Toro" often performed during various festivals in Mexico.
Apparition
White Sands, New Mexico
Portrait for Corporate Client
Leafspring factory, Nairobi, Kenya
Bridging the Divide
Children at the rural Chanleas Dai elementary school are part of an OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) pilot program sponsored by Pepy Ride (pepyride.org), an NGO based in Siam Reap that funds educational initiatives in Cambodia, including a dedicated technology teacher like the one you see here.
From Book 1
This photo is part of a documentary about Ouk Vandeth, his work for the NGO International Bridges to Justice and the Cambodian justice system. Ouk and IBJ are working to improve the legal system in Cambodia, a system mired in corruption and still recovering from the "Khmer Rouge Times," as they are known here. One of IBJ's missions is representing those that have no means to hire a lawyer, nearly always the rural illiterate poor who frequently have been tortured into confessing crimes and have been languishing in prison for months or even years without a trial. This is Mao, a 19 year old Pursat resident accused of stabbing someone in a fight. He has been detained without council for over 6 months. Today, with pressure from IBJ, he was finally given a trial. However, his case was given an interlocutory judgement until key witnesses could be found and more investigation can be done. Mao will return to jail for an indefinite period of time, but this time with the knowledge that he has a defender working on his case and the justice system, albeit painfully slow, is in motion.
Justice Waits
Lawyers and court officials watch a kung fu movie on tv after the first hearing of 19 year old Mao. He waits, handcuffed, after his first hearing since he was thrown in prison a year ago accused of (not charged with) petty theft. With no lawyer, no power and no money to informally speed up the process, he waits. An NGO, International Bridges to Justice, works to fix this situation by finding and representing those languishing in prison like Mao. Today's verdict is more waiting...an indefinite return to prison while more investigations are done. All too common in Cambodia, where with no money, few lawyers and fewer judges, justice comes slowly if it ever comes at all.
Portrait of Mia
Jewelry Shoot
Chiang Mai, Thailand
A boy in costume in Guanajuato, Mexico during the Miner's festival.
From Guanajuato Mexico
Portrait for "Humans of University of Portland" Series
-When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A vet. I really love animals. I’m vegan so I’m all about animal rights and protecting them at all costs. I like to take care of them.
-Now that you’re in college, what do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to teach language. I’m a German Studies major, so I’d love to go teach English somewhere or maybe teach German somewhere.Humans201454Studentsfacultyhumans of upstaff
From Humans of UP
Well, sometimes the kids need somebody to talk to. They’re away from home, mom and dad are wherever – maybe Timbuktu, and it just makes me feel good to talk to them. They can’t ask me about romance though, that’s where I draw the line.
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From Humans of UP
