The music hung in the air, rising above the war torn streets and reaching out to those hiding behind their curtains, hoping the walls of their homes would keep them safe.
Twenty two lives were taken just last week, as they stood to buy bread for their families. The cellist song started after that and could be heard every day since from a different part of the city. The cellist was putting his own life at risk for his song. It rang out across Serajevo as a message of hope and resistence.
The Cellist of Serajevo played Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor for 22 consecutive days in the middle of ruined buildings and war torn streets. This story captures my imagination and it makes my heart ache. What was the Cellist message? It may have been a tribute to someone he lost that day or a way that he could resist the ugliness of war that had taken his city. 
As I read this story, the message I hear rings clear; there is beauty in the darkness, there is hope in the pain. There is something wrong with our world, but we have been created strong, beautiful and resiliant.
My work in photography centers around this message. I have been photographing girls that are rescued out of human trafficking in India, boys that are rescued off of fishing boats in Ghana, young men and woman who are fighting for education in South Africa and most recently, families in need of clean water in Cuba. I want to use my photography to help those in need, but also to show their strength, resilience and beauty. The world needs hope and this is what I want to bring to people through my photography.
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