by Rick | Feb 8, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
I like what Africa gives to me. I enjoy the stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks beauty of the land and the splendid hospitality of her beautiful people. However, as wonderful as these are, the real power of Africa for me is her ability to help me sort out the important...
by Rick | Feb 5, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
The withered, toothless old man still had a sparkle in his cataract-covered eyes. Shaking my hand for the umpteenth time, he mumbled, “Hakuna Matata.” It was delightful. I spent a lot of time singing Lion King songs while in Tanzania. There was a rousing bus chorus...
by Rick | Feb 1, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
If necessity is the Mother of Invention, poverty is the Father of Creativity. I have nice machines to do my laundry, but the ladies in the photo above do amazing work with dirty water and sandy soil. A few weeks in Africa traveling for Outreach made me aware of the...