Remembering Rwanda

[Damaso]

This week I'm posting images and thoughts from my two trips to Rwanda on my blog so feel free to stop by. The images were taken with my Canon SLRs so I'm posting here.

 

[oftheherd]

Poignant photos. Thanks for being there and sharing.

 

[Damaso]

You're very welcome, thanks for looking.

Poignant photos. Thanks for being there and sharing.

 

[kdemas]

Damaso... nice work as always! You were a brave young guy heading into that environment given the general public perception of the country and relative safety.

What an experience!

Kent

 

[Damaso]

Like most 20 year olds I was more interested in new adventures than my own safety. Of course at five years after the fact Rwanda was a pretty safe place to visit.

And the trip changed my life and the way I shoot. It was amazing to have a chance to live my dream as a young adult. That experience gave me the confidence to buy a one way ticket to Indonesia two years later...

Damaso... nice work as always! You were a brave young guy heading into that environment given the general public perception of the country and relative safety.

What an experience!

Kent

 

[Damaso]

 

[Damaso]

Women were among the most impacted as a group by the genocide. Rape and sexual assault, not just murder, was used as a tactic during those one hundred days. Photographing the brave survivors of those attacks was a challenge for a young man from another country.

http://damaso.com/blog/2014/04/11/our-mothers-and-sisters/