I love photography. For a while I have wanted to start doing photo essays here at HFTS with themes that relate to sex trafficking. I did one with royalty free images a while back, but from now on want to use photos from you instead.
So I put a call out for my first real photo essay, entitled “Vulnerability.” Here are some of the pictures that were sent in. They range from self-explanatory to abstract, from orphans in Africa to children in North America, from photo shoots to spontaneous snap shots. All represent vulnerability. And vulnerability is a component of exploitation.
~Submitted by Jenn Arnold
~Submitted by Beth Fisher
~Submitted by Andrew Finlay
~Submitted by Andrew Finlay
~Submitted by Christy McClelland
~Submitted by Roxanne Krystalli
~Submitted by Danika Teeple
~Submitted by Kaja Tirrul
~Submitted by Kaja Tirrul
Big thanks to Jenn Arnold, Beth Fisher, Andrew Finlay, Christy McClelland, Roxanne Krystalli, Danika Teeple, and Kaja Tirrul for your submissions! For those of you who wish to make a submission for the next one, contact me here and I will keep you posted on upcoming themes.
Did any of these photos stand out to you? Why? Would love to hear your comments below.
Michelle, you have a real eye for composition and storytelling through photographs. It took me a while to comment on this post. I kept coming back to it at the end of busy and frantic days and it grounded me. It reminded me to maintain my mindful presence and to keep a soft — yes, vulnerable — heart. I am most grateful to you for that.
I think you should make this a regular feature with a different theme every month… Post your own photos as well 😉
Thanks Roxanne! Definitely in the plans to have different themes and get submissions…maybe you even have friends who would like to get their work out there:) I am planning to submit photos myself, though my point and shoot camera limits my creativity a bit. Won’t stop me though! And yes, keep that soft heart Roxanne, Jay and I were just talking last night about how beautiful it is!!