Faces of Guatemala
My recent assignment in Guatemala was a wet affair, to say the least. Many of the images I’d seen from other photographers taken in this country had an array of bright colours and vibrant blue skies but unfortunately there wasn’t a single day without a blanket of cloud and torrential rain whilst I was there. For me [...]
Haiti – through my lens
It’s so easy for photographers such as myself as well as other journalists, to swoop into a country, stay for a week or two and come away pretending we are experts on what we’ve seen. Yet there are so many factors contributing to a countries culture and circumstances that it takes years to even start [...]
Real Lives – Miriam & the Forgotten Village
It was at the end of my trip in Nicaragua that I visited the small community of El Tunel. I was particularly inspired by a person by the name of Miriam, here’s a short photo essay about her life. Click on the first photo thumbnail to start the viewer. All photos by Wayne Rowe / [...]
Remembering Haiti
This is going to be a difficult post to write. It was only four months ago that I was walking through the rubble of Petionville, Carrefour and Leogane in Haiti, speaking to some of the people who had been badly affected by the earthquake. To be honest, I sometimes find it difficult when I remember [...]
Real Lives – Charles
There are many heroic stories from the recent earthquake in Haiti, some were shown on national television but many others have gone unheard. Whilst visiting the area of Petionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, I had the opportunity to meet a teacher from one of the destroyed schools in that area. His name was Charles. When [...]
Real lives……Cipriana
The sun was beating down and we were walking up a steep rugged dirt track laden with camera equipment to meet a woman called Cipriana. After a short while and feeling slightly exhausted I asked the typical question “are we nearly there yet?”. I was with a small group of local NGO workers from Outreach [...]
Faces of Nicaragua
Continuing with the ‘Faces of….’ posts, here’s a small selection of shots from my recent assignment in Nicaragua.
Time is God
Is time on Haiti’s side as it struggles with the prospect of rebuilding lives and homes.
Wayne Rowe is a UK based humanitarian photographer serving aid organisations and NGO's.
He aims to capture compelling images that reveal the human side of the issues faced by many people in developing countries, whilst preserving their dignity and courage as they struggle through difficult circumstances.
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