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Today in Halaba area, south of Addis, Ethiopia. I was taking pics of the painted houses that you can see in the region. The houses are big and half of the tukul is dedicated to the cows. In one of the house, i did not see the living room and the beds dedicated to people, just cows, and in front of them, a child. I thought he was playing as he was full of dirt. The light was low inside. Once in the hotel, pushing the exposure in Lightroom, i discovered that this kid was attached to the cows fence by ropes. I understand now that he has an handicap and is kept this way by his parents. First the pic was just a candide moment of life, then it has became a dramatic slice of life.
Taken with Sony A7R2
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Because of Anna's sensory issues related to her autism, she often gets overwhelmed in noisy environments. Headphones help her cope with loud, unpredictable places. These are especially helpful to her because they are wireless (charging with a USB jack) and are a bright color so they are easy to find. Anna always wears them on the bus ride home from school and they help block out noise from the engine, the other students, and other vehicles. Headphones really do help her.
An Afro-Colombian man with a mental health disability argues with an imaginary person in a back street in Cartagena, Colombia. Although the historic city center and the property owners in high-priced beach locations have benefited notably from the increase of tourism and the influx of investments in the last decade, the vast majority of Cartagena’s population still lives in harsh conditions on the edge of extreme poverty. Social inequality, income imbalance, and the general living conditions disparity have deepened significantly over the last few years. © Jan Sochor Photography
He spent most of the time in his small room, helping his family by painting clay pots. Raghu is a man with intellectual disability who lives in a pottery village of Bangladesh.
This spring, our local Little League district (Washington District 4) started a Challenger Baseball program for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. Our daughter participates in the league, which has been a popular addition.
Most of the games are held at a complex in Vancouver. For their final game of the season, the two teams with players from the east side of Clark County played at a field in Washougal that was closer to home. For me, this site had the added benefit of being adjacent to BNSF's former SP&S mainline. During the game, the westbound Empire Builder came by, with heritage unit AMTK 301 on the point.
I have to confess that as I was processing this image, it made me very happy to discover that the player ignoring the game to watch Train 27 go by is our daughter.
A re-edit of an old photo for last October's Assignment theme of "Reflections" for the New Braunfels Photographic Society. This image won Image of the Year for 2020 for the club. I am especially proud because it features my sweet Anna Banana who most definitely is not broken. her labels do not define her.