Bearing Witness: Documenting Displacement and Resilience in Eastern DRC The humanitarian crisis unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is both staggering and deeply personal. As a documentary photographer, I’ve spent over a decade documenting the impact of projects working to provide aid during humanitarian emergencies around the world. While documenting displacement in Eastern DRC, the stories I encounter in and around Goma —of families torn apart by violence, of communities…
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Seven Minutes
SEVEN MINUTES I was living in a hospital in Kananga in Kasai Central Province in 2012, shortly before the start of ASSP. My church hired me…
Bright Eyes
I love photos like this, a true representation of the world right now. A healthy baby, bright-eyed and vibrant… and in this case a little confused. It…
The Most Dangerous Thing I’ve Ever Done
“Isn’t it dangerous?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked some variant of the above question. Especially while living and working in Congo,…
It’s Not What it Looks Like
It looks like he’s digging a grave right? He isn’t. He is digging a latrine. I took this photo last year while we were building a…
Les Chefs
This is one of my all-time favorite photos of Antonio and his best friend, Jim, at the opening of ASSP’s first health center, Mamu Wetu. This…
The Mother
This is one of my favorite maternity photos from my time in Congo. I feel like this woman depicts the essence of what it is to…
The White Girl!
This photo depicts the scene of any village I visited outside of Kinshasa. People came running when they heard about the white girl just down the road.…
Moving Forward to Myself
I am turning 40 in just one week and I am kind of freaking out. Today when I was in yoga I made strength and vitality…
Moments of Me
This is a photo I took while writing in my journal in a dark hotel in Gbadolite. I was writing about how content I was to…