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in Africa
liberia
I first went to Africa in December, 2014. And I fell in love... （英語・日本語）
in photography, Africa
「アフリカ」というと、なにがまず思い浮かびますか・
2014年の年末に私は初めてアフリカ大陸に立ちました。そして私は恋に落ちました★ アフリカ大陸に。
ちょっと前から、仕事、プロジェクトの撮影を通して触れたアフリカの日常の中に存在する自分が気に入った写真を集め始めてみました。
私にとって写真は人との触れ合いです。写真がなかったら私はもしかしたらアフリカに行くことはなかったかもしれない・写真に感謝！ 仕事から始まった友情をこれからも大切にしていきたいと思います。
I first went to Africa in December, 2014. And I fell in love... with its people, food and cultures. This is my attempt to collect contemporary, visual portrait of everyday Africa, its charm, its people, and its determination for better future. These photograph are collected through my projects and assignment in the region. Without photography, I may never have had opportunity to go to Africa. Thank you, photography! I will keep embracing the friendship that was fostered by photography.
Year in Pictures 2015
あけましておめでとうございます。２０１５年の思い出に残った写真をまとめてみました。今年も一生懸命頑張ります。どうぞよろしくお願い致します。
Liberia, February 2015
February 21, 2015, Freeman Reserved, Todee District Montserrado County, Liberia: Ebola Survivor Mary Kollie at her rented house in Freeman Reserved, Liberia.
"I am a permanent citizen of Freeman Reserved, with 4 children. I am living in a rented house. The house owner got sick and died on September 18, 2014 in the house where we lived. The entire members of the house were quarantined at the school building for 21 days. While we were in the school, my daughter Beatrice Beayee, 12 years got sick and was transferred to ELWA ETU and died one week later. My other two children and I got sick and taken to the same ETU. We were admitted for one month and discharged on October 2014. Since my two children and I came back home, my husband abandoned us and I do not know his whereabouts. He was afraid of us and has never come back to see us"
February 21, 2015, Freeman Reserved, Todee District Montserrado County, Liberia: Ebola Survivor Anthony Paye (green shirt) with his surviving children in Freeman Reserved, Liberia.
"My story started with son in Law, who was the owner of the medicine store in Freeman Reserved. He treated my neighbor who was very ill and later declared as EVD positive. After the death of my neighbor, my son in-Law began very ill and I started to take care of him in the house without protective gear. He was sick for two weeks and later died en-route to C.H. Rennie Hospital. One week later, my daughter, mother in Law, and father in –Law got ill and they were taken to JFK Hospital, where three of them died. I was also taken to Island Hospital on the 30th of September 2014 and was tested Ebola positive. I was discharged on October 14; 2014. While in the Hospital, my entire house was looted by thieves. They took away the doors and windows from my newly constructed house including our mattresses and clothes. I left my 9 year olds daughter in the hospital and she was discharged on November 3, 2014. She was discharged and turned over to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry referred her to Harbel children care center where she spend months before tracing her family. She was reunified in early February 2015. She has not received her certificate yet. My family and I are presently living in a rented house."
February 21, 2015, Freeman Reserved, Todee District Montserrado County, Liberia: Ebola Survivor Saran Dolo in Freeman Reserved, Liberia.
"I was living in Monrovia when my husband got sick in Freeman Reserved and joined me in Monrovia. When I saw his condition, I took him back to Freeman Reserved with the understanding that when he died, he would be burned. I later sent for his two brothers from German Camp, Margibi County. My husband died on September 18, 2014. After his death, our family was quarantined for 21 days in the school building in Freeman Reserved. His two brothers from Margibi County got sick and died at an Ebola Treatment Unit. We did not see their bodies. My husband left me with eight children — the youngest is three and the oldest is 21."
February 15 2015, Rivercess, Liberia:
FACE Africa CEO Saran Kaba Jones carries a Safe Schools Initiative health and hygiene supply as UN helicopter delivers them to its implementation partner, FACE Africa in Neezuin Town, Rivercess, Liberia. The Safe School Initiative being rolled out this month, is funded by USAID (United States Agency for International Development), and coordinated by UNICEF in partnership with the Liberian Ministry of Education and other international and local partners to distribute hygiene kits and implementation of the hygiene kits at every school. The Safe Schools Initiative distributes hygiene kit to 4038 schools in Liberia. Based in U.S. and Monrovial, Liberia, FACE Africa is a implementation partner for Central Rivecess district 1 to distribution Hygiene kit to 26 schools in central Rivercess district 1. . Hygiene Kit includes chlorine, a table spoon (for chlorine measurement), a hands wash bucket with faucet, a bucket, robber gloves, rain boots, cleaning spray tank, stick brooms, hard brush, flip books, cloth, poster for hands wash, 2 thermal guns, manual books and check list for school principal. Liberian Schools have been closed due to the Ebola crisis since July, 2014. Schools are scheduled to open on March 2 in Rivercess.
February 19, 2015: West Point, Monrovia, Liberia: A teen activist of A-Life"(Adolescents Leading the Intense Fight against Ebola) on streets of West Point, Monrovia, Liberia. They received training through UNICEF and a local charity "Think" on preventing the spread of Ebola virus. West Point was one of the worst slums in West Africa. Schools in Liberia has started re-opening schools on February 16, after closing schools last July. Due to impact of Ebola crisis on Liberian economy, many youth may not be able to go back to schools.
February 26, 2015: Ganba, Liberia: Portrait of a woman community activist in Ganba, Liberia.
My Work on Ebola Survivors in Liberia was featured on Public Radio International. To read the testimonials and more photographs of the survivors, please visit PRI the world.
U.S. Presidential Electiom 2016- New Hampshire Primary
Democratic Presidential Candidate Front Runner: Hillary R. Clinton
July 4, 2015 Gorham NH USA: Hillary Clinton, Presidential candidate and former Secretary of State, marching on Gorham July 4th Parade in Gorham, NH, USA.
September 5, 2015, Portsmouth, NH USA: Hillary Clinton Democratic Presidential candidate greets people on streets in Portsmouth, NH
July 28, 2015 Hopkinton NH USA: Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigning at Beech Hill Farm in Hopkinton, NH.
Republican Presidential Candidate Front Runner: Donald Trump
April 27, 2015: VFW Post 5791, Hudson, NH: Donald Trump potential Republican Presidential candidate, campaigning VFW Post 5791 in Hudson, NH.
September 17, 2015 - Rochester, New Hampshire, United States: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigning at Rochester Community Center in Rochester, New Hampshire.
April 27, 2015-Concord, New Hampshire, United States:.Donald Trump leaving "Politics and Pie" at Snowshoe Club.
Democratic Presidential Candidate: Bernie Sanders
September 7, 2015, Milford, NH, USA: Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) before Labor Day Parade in Milford, NH.
Republican Presidential Candidate: Ted Cruz
April 18, 2015, Auburn NH, USA: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Republican Presidential Candidate, campaigning with his wife Heidi at the First Assembly God Church in Auburn NH.
Republican Presidential Candidate: Marco Rubio
April 17, 2015, Manchester Community College, Manchester, MA USA: Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL), Presidential candidate, campaigning at Manchester Community College, Manchester, NH
Republican Presidential Candidate: Jeb Bush
October 29, 2015: Geno's Chowders & Sandwich Shop, Portsmouth, New Hampshire United States: Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush campaigning at Geno's Chowders & Sandwich Shop in Portrsmouth, New Hampshire.
Republican Presidential Candidate: Chris Christie
July 2, 2015 Nashua, NH USA: New Jersey Governor and Presidential candidate Chris Christie campaigning with his wife Mary Pat Foster at Martha's Exchange in Nashua, NH USA.
Democratic Presidential Candidate: Martin O'Malley
March 31, 2015: Nashua NH, USA: Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley campaigning at New Hampshire Young Democrats social hour at the Margaritas basement lounge in Nashua, NH.
Republican Presidential Candidate:Rand Paul
July 25, 2015 Warren, NH USA: Republican Presidential candidate Rand Paul (R-KY) campaigning at Moose Scoops Ice Cream in Warren, NH.
Republican Presidential Candidate: Ben Carson
September 30, 2015 - Durham, New Hampshire, United States: Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson leaving after campaigning during a town hall meeting at University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire.
70 Years since Atomic Bombs in Japan
June 14, 2015 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan: Atomic Bomb survivor Kuniriho Sakuma at Hiroshima Peace Park, Hiroshima, Japan,
June 17, 2015 Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan: Nagaski Atomic Bom survivor Sachiko Matsuo at Yamazato Elementary School in Nagask, Japan. Atomic bomb was dropped in Uragami District in Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.
June 18, 2015 Uragami District, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan: Atomic Bomb survivor Setsuo Uchino outside of now closed air raid shelter in Nagask, Japan. Uchino , 1 year and 9 months old, was inside the shelter, when Atomic bomb was dropped in Uragami District in Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.
Please visit my website to read and learn more about Atomic Bombs Survivors in Japan.
NO MORE HIROSHIMA, NO MORE NAGASAKI, NO MORE WAR
Photographs from Personal Project Liberia 2015
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May 2016 bring you joy & happiness to your life.
Liberia
in Liberia
I travelled to Liberia last December and March with FACE Africa. During my stay, I got to know Liberia and Liberian people.
To get to witness people's lives is a privilege. I am grateful for every assignment I get, to drop in to people's life, and I am more grateful when they receive me. Now it's my turn to tell a story about people I meet. I am not a writer. But I can show you my experience through my photographs. Please keep them in your prayer during this difficult time.
Kpor Town, Liberia
in Liberia
I am working in Kpor town, Liberia with FACE Africa, Non-Profit Organization. FACE Africa funds and supports sustainable clean water, sanitation and hygiene projects in Liberia. Kpor town is a village, located about 40minutes drive out of Monrovia, a capital city of Liberia. There is no infrastructure for clean running water in Liberia. This open creek is the current source of drinking water in Kpor town. 800 million people globally lack access to safe water supply sources with 350 million people in Africa alone affected everyday. The health implications are staggering. 2 million people die every year due to water-borne diarrheal diseases, most of them children under the age of 5. The World Bank estimates that water-related illnesses kill more African children under age five than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Here is a quick video clip of close up of water from the open creek in Kpor town. The video was shot 6 days ago.
今リベリアのポアタウン(Kpor town) というところにお仕事できています。長く続いた内戦のため、リベリアには水道設備が整っておらず、ポアタウンの人たちはこの森の中の沼のような写真のように小川から飲料水を含む、生活用水をバケツで１日に何回も輸送して生活しています。私が撮影している団体はフェイスアフリカといい、ライベリアを主にサブサハラアフリカにて手漕ぎ井戸を建設しています。この ビデオは飲料水を含む生活用水源であるポータウンの小川のクロースアップです。世界では８億人の人々が綺麗な水へのアクセスがありません。その数はアフリカだけで３.５億人いるといわれています。毎年２億人の人々が清潔な水がないため、病気にかかり亡くなっています。汚い生活用水のためになくなる５歳以下の幼児の人口はエイズ、麻疹、マラリアを合わせた統計よりも多いという悲しい現実があります。
Source of drinking water in Kpor town, Liberia www.faceafrica.org