A very interesting article about Guatemala, featuring a photograph that I took when working with Oxfam America in Guatemala earlier this year.
Oxfam America
Oxfam America Article: What God was thinking when he created women
Here’s a link to a story about one of the women I photographed in Guatemala when working with Oxfam America. This article talks about the strength, courage and leadership of one woman who chose to believe in herself, and inspire others around her to stop violence against women and girls in Guatemala. This beautifully written article by Chris Hufstader talks about Ines Santizo (pictured above) and her work as part of a program Oxfam America is supporting.
Working with Oxfam America in Guatemala
I have spent the week working with Oxfam America in Guatemala. The week began calmly with documenting an extraordinary women’s group in the outskirts of Antigua. As the week continued, we moved across the Western highlands to the Marlin Mine, where interviewed some locals, and heard some disturbing stories. Heading back out to the hotel on the first evening, our mini-van was surrounded by at least 20 men in balaclavas, pointing the barrels of the rifles at us. After a somewhat nervous 10 minutes, we were allowed to pass, lucky for us, they were looking for someone else. I will share links to blog posts and videos of the stories from this trip as they are published by Oxfam. In the meantime, here are a few photos from the trip:
Oxfam America are doing an amazing job with very important human rights issues in Guatemala, it was a real pleasure to work with them and photograph some of the people they are assisting. For more information about how to support them and their work, please see their website.
Recommendation from Oxfam America on LinkedIn
Today I received a recommendation on LinkedIn from Oxfam America for the work I did in Guatemala. Here is what they had to say:
I recently worked with Anna for six days in Guatemala to document some of our work in the area near Chimaltenango and in the western highlands (San Marcos area). Anna was really easy to work with, she took a creative approach to documenting some challenging stories and her final results are simply excellent.
Oxfam America, June 10, 2011.
If you would like to see this recommendation, and others, please feel free to view my LinkedIn profile