# Polaroids - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/polaroids/ - Published: 2016-02-11T12:59:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout ##### We’ve all heard the stories about how some cultures believe that a photo steals a person’s soul. ##### Whilst traveling in and around the various slums outside Nairobi, Kenya, I found quite the opposite to be true. Taking Polaroid pictures that I could watch develop in front of the eyes of the subject and then leave the picture with them opened up a deep and profound connection. ##### 󠀁[󠀁[ ##### It may not have been much, but I like to think that these Polaroids are being held tightly in little one’s backpacks, under their pillow, or on their bedroom wall. ##### I hope that they continue to inspire hope for a brighter future, a will to continue their education and dream big for the life they want to have. ##### 󠀁[󠀁[ ##### For the children of Kenya, I hope our memory board we made for you will remind you that you can achieve anything. ##### 󠀁[󠀁[ ##### Never give up hope. You will always have people that believe in you. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/polaroids/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Polaroids&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fpolaroids%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/polaroids/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/polaroids/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/polaroids/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/polaroids/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…