Real Lives – Farhana
It seems a long while since I posted a Real Lives piece so I thought it was time to resolve that. Although my last couple of posts have been from my recent trip to Sri Lanka I wanted to share the story of a girl we met there called Farhana. Click on the first thumbnail [...]
Real Lives – Chaka
As I look out of my office window and see the thick covering of snow it’s hard to believe that only a few weeks ago I was walking through the hot and dusty streets of Malembeka in Zambia. Although I only had a few days in the country I was privileged to meet several people [...]
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 / [...]
Real Lives – Don Esteban
A ‘Real Lives’ post from Bolivia. Don Esteban lives in the mountainous village of Jatun Pampa…here’s his story.
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 [...]
Real Lives
I wanted to give you a heads-up on a series of posts I’m planning on releasing in the near future – Real Lives. When travelling around photographing people on behalf of aid organisations and NGO’s I have the privilege of meeting some extraordinary people and I love to sit and hear their stories, finding out about their [...]
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.
Mzuzu, Malawi