Rio de Janeiro. It’s over. Done. I still have a day or so to be here to finish my BeachGames zine, yet I know I’m done. It’s a let down to come out of the zone. Drug addict. So I will need another fix as soon as I can. Yet now I must flip. Go …
At night we always have a headlamp on. Mainly so we don’t bump into any unsuspecting critters. Here is Gatkuor, by the light of my headlamp. His leg was amputated after he suffered a snake bite. I see him several times a day on the clinic compound and he is healing well. Photo by Katie …
Rio de Janeiro. Selfies are the rule these days. Carnaval is rolling now and well the town is a bit crazy.. Which is of course the expectation. I prefer working the edges over the packed blocos. I am on final last push for BeachGames. I get totally fired up at times like this. This …
Coffee in the soft morning light before the world really heats up. To the right is our sophisticated plumbing system. Old Fangak has fresh water from wells drilled by the Alaska Sudan Medical Project. Water is hauled from the wells to homes primarily by women and girls.
The beautiful ladies of Old Fangak. #southsudan #southsudanmedicalrelief photo by Katie Basile @basilekatie
Phototips #16: How To Prevent Theft
Rio de Janeiro. Melissa Carter, one of my photo workshop students, relaxes at dinner. Melissa is here in Rio with her mother who is also her primary photo subject. Melissa’s essay on her mother will be on Burn soonest. #rio #beachgames #ipanema
Another walkabout with my guide and translator James Wuar. Today we trekked to nearby villages and interviewed Nuer people who have been forced from their homes by war. The walk was a combination of swamps and dry cracked earth. @basilekatie photo by Katie Basile
And here are the fine ladies we spent the day with. Nuer dancing is playful, aggressive and beautiful. Photo by Katie Basile @basilekatie
