Photojournalist Renée Byer talks about documenting poverty. | Cover | montereycountyweekly.com

One day in Cambodia, Renée Byer watched a child running happily alongside a pool of green, polluted water. Human instinct began to tug at her. She wanted to help. She wanted to put an arm out to prevent him from tumbling into the muck. But she knew she had to capture the moment.