Youthful resilience
Location: Pisco, departamento de Ica, Perú
This photograph was taken in November 2007 inside on of the many temporary camps that were set up in and around the city of Pisco after a major earthquake destroyed most of the city’s homes.
Out of view, washing hangs to dry in the sun, a couch and some chairs form a make shift living room and office inside a large tent, and pictures hang carefully placed inside the same tent, giving a feeling of family and home. Their houses might be piles of rubble but life continues and the smiles remain.
Proceeds from sales of cards and prints from image will be donated to the BWB Build a Cornerstone Project.
Each cornerstone is a two-room building with plumbed bathroom and kitchen fixtures, all connected to existing water and sewerage services. These cornerstones been specifically designed to withstand future earthquakes and provide a much needed helping-hand allowing families who receive them to live with dignity while gradually rebuilding their homes around this central structure.
Further information about this project can be downloaded here
Youthful resilience belongs to the following groups:
Childhood, Current Issues, Latin America, Street Photography and Photojournalism, The Urban Environment and Yellow FeverAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Framed Prints