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educate, and
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Student Work: Monday, 25 May 2009
Jesse Hutcheson: Codeni families. Norma's house outside of Guadalajara.
Renée Demeer: Brick making families on the outskirts of Guadalajara must use comtaminated water to make their product.
Megan Newton: MAMA, long-time Guadalajara NGO, does outreach to children on the street.
Horus Rico Sandoval: Contaminated water threatens the health of workers and families living near it in a neighborhood outside of Guadalajara.
Kevin Kovaleski: Codeni, children's rights collective, works with families of kids who work on the streets. Some parents have begun crafts cooperatives.
Paty Quiroga: An instructor at Santa Martha school for handicap children and adults, performs physical therapy with one of the school's students on Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
Philip Scott Andrews : A student sings on the floor while a classmate at Santa Martha, a school for special needs adults and children, waits for his teacher's attention on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Some of the students have scholarships from UNIDOS, an NGO in Guadalajara which pairs handicap adults and children with non-handicap people.
Andrea Diaz: A student at Escuela Helen Keller, a school for the blind and visually impaired uses her sense of hearing to listen to the braille machine as she learns to use it to write on Monday, May 25, 2009.
Sara Mullen: Mi gran Esperanza home for children with cancer in Guadalajara.
Renée Munson: Daily chores and life at Kamami, a home for sexualy abused girls.
Ivonne Ojeda De La Torre: Railroad tracks in downtown Guadalajara. Adela's house near the tracks.
Jesse Hutcheson: Codeni families. Norma's house outside of Guadalajara.
The first University of Missouri Photo Workshop, in 1949, was referred to as an “experiment in photographic education.” The director, Clifton C. Edom, had one rule: “Show Truth With A Camera.” No posing. No manipulation of the facts.
Cliff was influenced by Lewis Hine, Jacob Riis and the Farm Security Administration and their role in documenting social problems. Since that time thousands of photojournalists have educated us about war, hunger, violence and abuse around the world.
“Documentary photography”, wrote Cliff, “is the background, the roots, of modern photojournalism.” He spoke of the necessity to keep up with new technologies, but he emphasized the importance of ethics in documenting society and contributing to social justice.
Dr. Vme Edom Smith, Director and Secretary
The Edom Foundation for Photojournalism Education
I am so VERY proud to be associated with all of you guys. Bravo to each and every one of you for doing the kind of work that truly makes a difference in this world! Wish I could be with you.
Pip – I love your photo on the blog. Very well done!!
Great layering Paty!
Wonderful juxtaposition Sara.
Touching photos. I love the infant w/ the red ball. The children typing on the Braille machines are amazing. It is amazing to see their minds and world open up through touch. The photo of the girl wearing the mask at Kamami is almost haunting. You can see the sadness in her eyes behind the mask. The visual contrast between the rainbow mask and her eyes is captivating. May you all continue your excellent work. Thank you for sharing the truth !!
No way! the pictures are incredible (: I really liked them.
There’s one very cool, the one with the kid and the cigarettes; it is amazing! Nice work!