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An English girl through and through but from 2002 until the end of 2007 I was living in Fortaleza in the Northeast of Brazil. Here I worked as a volunteer with a project working with the street children of the city, their families and the slum community local to us. We also had an out of town project for boys who have chosen to leave the streets but who are unable to return to live with their families at this time. I was one of the teachers out there and general all round aunty for the boys.
Although I have been taking photos for years I am still very much a beginner when it comes to thinking creatively about my photos rather than simply pointing and shooting to remember an event or person.
Since my brother came out to visit me in 2006 I began to once again remember how much fun photography can be and that it can be more than just for the sake of a memory. Thanks also to my brother for my new pro account and now also for my upgrade to a Canon 350D!
My friends all laugh at me for my new found photography passion and the fact that I am now never without my camera or taking pictures of things that they think are weird. But I am having fun so who really cares. And I think am producing some pretty good photos too (with plenty of scope for improvement too - obviously!).
They found it particularly entertaining when I undertook to take a self-portrait a day for a year. Not even I had any idea of the journey that little idea would take me on! Here is the completed set:
www.flickr.com/photos/feembrasil/sets/72157594473834207/
These photos made it into explore. Sometimes they are only brief visitors while others seem to take a more long term residence. But if I spot them there they get added to this set:
www.flickr.com/photos/feembrasil/sets/72157594526016226/
And these are curated sets all containing photos which were chosen by some of my wonderful contacts as their favourites from amongst my collection:
www.flickr.com/photos/feembrasil/collections/721576032805...
Thank you for visiting my photo stream - hope you like what you find. Please feel free to leave a comment or two to mark your visit. I always love hearing what others think of my photos.
IF YOU WANT TO USE OR BLOG ONE OF MY PHOTOS PLEASE ASK FIRST. THEY ARE PUBLIC TO VIEW NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY.
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Testimonials (1)
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Jasmic says:
"Many of Faith's images show us glimpses of a life where the path that has been chosen isn't the easy one, but the right one. Glimpses of a life that has taken her away from the comfort of what is familiar and safe, and into a world where strength of purpose and determination are called upon constantly.
Yet, through all of this, many of her pictures show an incredible amount of humour. There is also a lot of honesty, when things are tough she doesn't flinch, she just shows us what she is experiencing at that time. And, just occasionally, she shows flashes of genius that take your breath away.
I get the feeling that rarely has someone been named as well as Faith has."24th November, 2007
- Name:
- Faith Spinks
- Joined:
- March 2005
- Hometown:
- Romford, London
- Currently:
- Fortaleza, Brazil
- I am:
- Female and Single
- Occupation:
- Volunteer worker























