Martim Meirelles: Mozambique: A Portrait of an Orphan Nation | LENSCRATCH

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Martim Meirelles: Mozambique: A Portrait of an Orphan Nation

I had the great pleasure to be the 2017 juror of the SOHO Photo Gallery’s National Photography Competition. The exhibition opens today, with an official opening tomorrow night from 6-8pm which I will happily be attending. After considering over 2,000 phot

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Portuguese-American photographer Martim Meirelles submitted several compelling photographs and I selected the image above as 1st Place Winner. The photograph had a visual complexity and unique beauty–a visual narrative that didn’t give away the ending. Today I’m sharing the work that Martim created while volunteering at an orphanage in the town of Mumemo, Mozambique.