(from left to right) Rudy: I am thankful for how this past year was an amazing ending to this chapter of my life. Next Thanksgiving I will be married and living in a new city and 2018 was full of blessings that I will carry…
“Circle up, kids!.” Just stares. Nobody understood a word I said. So I just draw a circle in the sand, and the children quickly interpret my instructions. “Ok, now we are going to play a famous American game: Duck, Duck, Goose.” Just blank stares again….
There’s nothing like it. Feeling the breeze hitting your face looking out the window while riding around in a bus. The seats weren’t the most comfortable, we probably hit some big potholes and chances are really good that I breathed in some bus exhaust. Despite…
When Silent Images was established in 2007, one of our greatest concerns was determining how to capture stories without stealing the dignity of the people we documented. Ever since 2007, every Silent Images photographer has to sign the Silent Images Code of Ethics. The first,…
One of my favorite things to do is look in our nearly-empty fridge and pantry for meal ideas. The goal is to see if I can think of some way to use the limited amount of resources and still cook up a delicious meal. I…
In 2013 South Sudan plunged into civil war. Since the violence began, approximately 4 million South Sudanese people have become internally displaced or refugees in foreign countries. Though this population has experienced horrific suffering, there are those who bring hope to their people. Sosthen is…
In 2010, just months after the earthquake, Silent Images traveled to Haiti to partner with ministries in the afflicted nation. Thousands of children lived in temporary tent communities and they longed for normalcy. This is where we have an opportunity to put down our cameras…
In Cambodia, Silent Images witnessed many tragic situations – the hardest to comprehend was children being sold into human trafficking because their families were stuck in the cycle of poverty. Children as young as 3-years-old were and are being sold to buisnesses or to brothals….
One crisp morning in the spring of 2010, before the China sun had a chance to rise, a missionary friend and I made our way into Burma. For months he had been telling me about the minority ethic group, the Kachin in Burma, and their…
It is hard to believe that Silent Images has been around for 10 years now. It seems like just yesterday, that I was sitting in Sudan dreaming up a way to use my camera to serve others. I have recently found myself doing a lot…
In the beginning, I thought my greatest joy would come from taking photos. However, I have come to find out that my greatest joys have come from developing other young photographers to take photos (or videos). I will never forget in 2010, when my alma…
