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.