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Quito, Ecuador: Student Work Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Esteban Araujo, 32, sits in the living room of his home on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Esteban was born disabled and his mother, Sarita, has taken care of him on her own during the three years she and her husband have been separated. (Micah Escamilla)
Child with down syndrom at a swimmingpool, school for children with special needs, Fundacion Integrar. (Anja Lehmann)
Seven month old Martin Briones plays with a toy inside of Centro Infantil in Minas, Ecuador. (Sara Lewkowicz)
Children change clothes after school in the market before they start work. (Jose Moran)
Fabiola, the cook, prepares lunch for the children at El Centro Infantil Nios Felices, an NGO in San Jose de Minas, Ecuador, that hosts programs for local children.
Henry Cortez, age 24, cleans the stalls at Club Rancho San Francisco in Cumbaya, Ecuador. (Jesse Hutcheson)
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