Poor pictures

About a fifth of mankind still live in abject poverty, dispute the numerous national and global efforts during the past years on the first target of the Millennium Development Goals which aimed to decrease extreme poverty by one-half by the year 2015. Abdou Touray, Programme Specialist – Poverty and MDGs at the United Nations Development Programme country office in The Gambia said as of 2011 the poorest 40 percent of the world’s population account for 5 percent of global income and the…

There are times I'm critisized for taking informal portraits or street photography images of the poorest of the poor. I get it. It's something that many feel is opportunistic and wrong. I would like to let those critics know that it's not easy for me to drum up the courage to approach these unfortunate souls and ask to take their picture. It's much easier to walk past the homeless, pretend not to see them and avoid making eye contact. My hope and reason for imaging them and sharing the…

Many desire to follow Christ’s admonition to serve and care for the poor, yet don’t know where or how to start. Here are 3 steps on the pathway of charity.

I stare at this image a lot. I ask myself how . . . and why . . . and feel so helpless in making a difference. I know a lot of people care. I know a lot more people are living at the door's edge a paycheck away from homelessness on the streets. And that's a scary place to be. It's a scene each and everyone of us could end up in given a wrong set of circumstances or decisions.

Traveling and taking photos are two separate hobbies, yet they've become almost inseparable nowadays. If a tourist doesn't have a DSLR or point-and-click

A photograph shared by Atty Jb Batiancila of an elderly poor woman deeply engrossed while reading her Bible outside her hut with no electricity is sending out a message to believers around the world. The woman's house looks old and dark inside, so she decided to step outside in the…

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ― C.S. Lewis

A touching picture collection of children that gives us much emotion. Homeless boy, 1860 (Photo by Oscar Gustav Rejlander) Neighbor...

There is so much joy and beauty around us but we often overlook it being mired in the grind of daily life. It is only when you move away or travel or see it