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benjamin rusnak – 23º, far from paradise

[slidepress gallery=’benjaminrusnak_farfromparadise’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls EPF 2011 Finalist Benjamin Rusnak 23º, Far from Paradise play this ess…

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I have documented the lives of the poor in the Caribbean and Latin America for a decade. The people I meet struggle, strive, hope, dream, live and die in those 23º. While this region is only one part of the globe, the lives of turmoil and legacies of hope within it are emblematic of people around the world who suffer at the same latitudes. Their lives are separated by a chasm of degrees, in contrast to those living in developed nations to the north and south.