Alberto Lizaralde is 29 years old and from Madrid (Spain). The pictures shown here on the F Blog are all (except the first one) from a project called 24 Hours With Rakesh. It is a work in progress that you can follow on Alberto´s blog. '24 Hours With Rakesh' is the story of a normal day in the life of one children of New Light, a Non Govermental Organisation (NGO) in Kolkata (India). Alberto followed the boy all the day: when he was sleeping, eating, learning at school, playing...New Light is a day care center and 24 hours shelter in the red light area of Kalighat in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. There are some 102 children of sex workers enrolled in this center, they are provided with free fooding, education and there are some 25 of these children who permanently reside in this shelter. The mission of New Light is to promote gender equality through education and life-skill training, thereby reduce harm caused by violence and abuse to women and young children.
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brilliant work !
ReplyDeletephotojournalism at its best! great portfolio.
ReplyDeleteOh,God, these are great. I have only looked at them once, but I'll be back to study them. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to see this work here!
ReplyDeleteHere you can visit the New Light web page: http://www.newlightindia.org/
ReplyDeleteDear Al, Muchos Gracias, Amigo.
ReplyDeleteIt was an amazing experience to work with you back herein the shady lanes of Kalighat around New Light.
You are not only a great lensman but also a fantastic human being.
Good wishes from all of us at New Light.
Arnab Basu
Sad...sad....!!!!
ReplyDeleteTatiana
Breathtaking images and insight.
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing us your work
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ReplyDeletespecial kind of watching the world and transmitting this to photography, excellent work
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