enlightning…
Last Friday I took myself to the barefoot gallery to attend a talk by an awesome photographer Mr. Phil Borges… I walked in expecting to go through a normal talk by a photographer on skill & a showing of phils’ work.. but I was in for a surprise!!
Phil turned out to be an amazing humanitarian/ traveller & much much more than a normal photographer…who thought me;…..
…. the enormous responsibility we have to preserve our culture that is fading away … & also how cruel the world can be & the difference between preserving ones culture & being an extremist!! … about women & the silent role they play in the world & how this is changing … About real day heroes & how they’ve changed the world around them… about people & the connection they have with there land … about how television is destroying cultures & erases the love/respect people have for there own culture….how to respect & love differences…how unfair the world can be towards women, children & minorities …But most of all I wondered about how insignificant my Carrier is compared to what people like phil are doing about how a photographer has used his talent not just to click away but to change the world & help people in a way that actually matters… as a traveller I learnt how to make my travels worth while & confirmed many thoughts I had about my life & damn it I want to change !!!!!…
did you know that;
Out of 6000 of the world indigenous communities/ people in the world 3000 of these are fading away as there kids do not speak the language.
60% of the worlds food is produced by women in terms of farming (I think) but only 1% of them own there own land..
Slavery still exists in the world!!
Also a Big thanks to Dom for hosting events like these!!
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