The most important issues of our time – the most important events in history – many of us can recall the photographs in our heads and the stories that they brought to life. Pictures can capture our hearts, make us … Continue reading
The Alexia Foundation photo of today, Thursday, is from Melanie Blanding’s 2006 winning student project, “Women in the Congo.” We have been doing interviews with our photographers for better understand their work and what it entailed. Melanie was the first … Continue reading
In 2006, as the Alexia Foundation student winner, Melanie Blanding traveled to the Congo to tell the stories of the women who had been raped during the conflict in the region. The result was her project “Women in the Congo.” … Continue reading
Today’s photo of the day is from 2006 student winner Melanie Blanding’s project “Women in the Congo”. The project shows the horrible aftermath of the rape and brutality that has been directed at females of all ages during the interminable … Continue reading
