a painful smile.... 022813
Ending Black history month with a sober reality. I went to the Dominican in 2011 on a photo journal trip with a friend to capture images and stories of those involved in human trafficking...particularly under age victims. I met this boy and shared my lunch with him one day... he and others sell trinkets etc during the day and then at night are forced to sell themselves. Corruption is rampant there, so very little is done to protect these children or prosecute those who purchase them for selfish pleasure:(:( Human trafficking is the largest growing illegal activity, surpassing the drug trade and is happening not only abroad, but in our own backyards as well in North America. One day i pray he will be able to say... "Free at last, free at last".

a painful smile.... 022813
Ending Black history month with a sober reality. I went to the Dominican in 2011 on a photo journal trip with a friend to capture images and stories of those involved in human trafficking...particularly under age victims. I met this boy and shared my lunch with him one day... he and others sell trinkets etc during the day and then at night are forced to sell themselves. Corruption is rampant there, so very little is done to protect these children or prosecute those who purchase them for selfish pleasure:(:( Human trafficking is the largest growing illegal activity, surpassing the drug trade and is happening not only abroad, but in our own backyards as well in North America. One day i pray he will be able to say... "Free at last, free at last".
Canon EOS 50D |
Original size: 3935x3148 |
Current: 750x600 |