This is a broader take on this photograph, showing the mother.
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I have been writing on the web since 2000. I am a christian , a photographer, an occasional poet, a recovering dreamer, an occasional philosopher, a software developer, an autodidact, and I resemble the INFP personality type.
This is the second photo of this girl in nearly the same pose. The first can be found here. I like the expression on her face better in this photo.
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I think I was startled at just how precious and very small this little girl was.
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Children evoke emotion more poignantly than most of God’s creation. I think it is the relative innocence of youth, the wide eyed wonder, and their helplessness that makes their surroundings more important.
I saw the beaded pearl form On her melancholy face The drawn lines and trembling lip Poised with aching grace For a moment drawn with breath She held her shaky pose Emotion welling in her breast Filled with grief and sorrows I felt a heady longing To wipe away her tears To soothe the sad and sorrow And calm her whelming fears So I moved beside her trembling form Then smoothed her straying hair A kiss to give her comfort As I whispered I was there
This mothers expression, one of quiet dignity, rarely fails to give me a sense deep respect for those who live in far poorer conditions than I do.
Taking photos of the children in Uganda means being crowded by hundreds of little ones. They jostle and push for their turn in front of the camera. This little girl seemed suspicious, but posed for me anyway.
While walking around the Kissinjugi market there in Soroti with Dr. Guimon, we passed this littel girl sittin under the awning of a small building. I shot the photo from the hip. It feels like she is asking me something, I’m just not sure what.
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On one Saturday afternoon, Dr. Guimon took us to a small market in the neighborhood near where they live. We walked around, passed out tracts, and greeted folks. I took this little girls photo as we were walking around. The look on her face is innocent and a little expectant, as though she is waiting for something.
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My Pastors wife loves children, and some of the little ones we met were very cute. This one seemed just as pleased to meet Beth and she was to meet him.
Of all the photos I took on my trip, this is one of five I liked the best. The look of sincere gratitude on the woman’s face is humbling. There seems to be no guile, no front, just unprepossessed joy that we came.
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This little girl was playing not far from the Mango tree Pastor was preaching under. Her thoughtful look, like many of the images I was able to capture, impresses me with the resiliency and strength of the human spirit. I am humbled to watch people live with joy in such poverty.
In the neighborhood near where Dr. Guimon lives, there is a little market place. On the second Sunday we were there, we went to hand out tracts. A camera is wonderful thing, especially one that can show you your photo right after you take it. Ugandan’s have cameras, so taking photo’s isn’t anything new to them, but I discovered the children get a big kick out of seeing their photo so fast. I would take someone’s photo and show it to them and they would get really excited. Within moments, I would be surrounded by as many as twenty to…
At Otubet Dr. Guimon preached. We started later because we had been to Morungatun earlier that day. Otubet is a trading post for a village that is spread out somewhat in the bush, which is typical in Uganda. It was about 11:00 AM. The men sat apart from the women and children as usual, and these two little girls caught my eye.