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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Ecuador | Monday, January 14, 2013 | 5 photos

Photos often feature a single moment in time, but exceptional photography unveils a continuum between past, present & future.

After learning about the relativity of ‘wealth’ while traveling, my time in university, teaching English in China & buying a camera felt like amazing privileges. Traveling is rewarded in the stories heard, particularly those of the Global South, which inevitably center around self-improvement.

In a new country, I try to understand their political & economic development. What have they achieved & what do they hope to achieve? My interest in human transformation led me to study anthropology where I learned how & when it's appropriate to participate in social/economic change.

Photography is exciting for the simultaneous development in front of the lens & behind the viewfinder. A camera is an intersection of change between a photographer’s personal transformation & the unfolding human saga in the larger world.

My camera is always with me while traveling, but I feel as if we’ve just become acquainted. I love using it to share the diversity & strife that we collectively create. Travel photography is the best way to educate & inspire action in myself & others.