https://vieira-da-silva.com Raquel Vieira da Silva Photography Thu, 16 Jul 2020 22:52:11 +0000 https://vieira-da-silva.com en https://vieira-da-silva.com/Delicate-Transitions Mon, 20 Jan 2020 21:43:30 +0000 Raquel Vieira da Silva Photography https://vieira-da-silva.com/Delicate-Transitions <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3207e926734ff05fe608b51670605eba0d8279549b7c173f6601bf53974cbaa2/L1020540.jpg" data-mid="59013886" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3207e926734ff05fe608b51670605eba0d8279549b7c173f6601bf53974cbaa2/L1020540.jpg" /> This&nbsp; narrative describes dance as a way of connecting to the divine and the underworld. It is a form of meditation and contemplation, in an attempt to explore our existent life structures. Words &amp; Photography Raquel Vieira da Silva <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4424e811978c16512304eb48180c6bce488b4383f8ff7efb79b3185a9809426a/L1020329.jpg" data-mid="59013854" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4424e811978c16512304eb48180c6bce488b4383f8ff7efb79b3185a9809426a/L1020329.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cdeed7af3c6b0373d640fe68ae51d306f7afa2f397d3eeb45847eef16648df2f/L1020312.JPG" data-mid="59013836" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cdeed7af3c6b0373d640fe68ae51d306f7afa2f397d3eeb45847eef16648df2f/L1020312.JPG" /> Delicate transitions from despairto a sharper view of the world. <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9ead3476282e3173186997fd888ad74fa7f4377d52070a93b351087f588c414/L1020556.jpg" data-mid="59013895" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9ead3476282e3173186997fd888ad74fa7f4377d52070a93b351087f588c414/L1020556.jpg" /> A thousand hands float in the air. One single movement embodies a day in life. <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/341f24f6b2b569a05f08f325e54bf07f480f572eb621aee1bc12d78b2f20e0e6/L1020683.jpg" data-mid="59013910" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/341f24f6b2b569a05f08f325e54bf07f480f572eb621aee1bc12d78b2f20e0e6/L1020683.jpg" /> How heavy that state of mind where we are the boat navigating something so large, it is impossible to grasp. They don’t let us.They don’t want us too. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da42951a8c3325550fb5c415b5e4bdbb0bc2c8c6a02a48d6e2ac311a5b583713/L1020627.jpg" data-mid="59013905" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da42951a8c3325550fb5c415b5e4bdbb0bc2c8c6a02a48d6e2ac311a5b583713/L1020627.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3f95d7aa696e8fcd21a2f8a3dd5562210bd262d82a65e7b023416deddc41462/L1020648.jpg" data-mid="59013906" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3f95d7aa696e8fcd21a2f8a3dd5562210bd262d82a65e7b023416deddc41462/L1020648.jpg" /> In that place where we’re going, no thoughts are allowed. It takes years of practice to be present, just floating around. We might reach the destination but the most probable way out is to get lost. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f90c60bc8696a2244c84e38d32cc60b90fe8f35a76178c99dcd37a212c736e91/L1020668.jpg" data-mid="59013908" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f90c60bc8696a2244c84e38d32cc60b90fe8f35a76178c99dcd37a212c736e91/L1020668.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ce13011ca926cc294bead0148d5fbcefa2ad97b8befddf347ccf07ce9ffb182/L1020660.jpg" data-mid="59013907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ce13011ca926cc294bead0148d5fbcefa2ad97b8befddf347ccf07ce9ffb182/L1020660.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26396891bc1d55452c3cd28b7db017401b1468658d0400b8fa3604813f91cbda/L1020669.jpg" data-mid="59013909" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26396891bc1d55452c3cd28b7db017401b1468658d0400b8fa3604813f91cbda/L1020669.jpg" /> Trees don’t hold onto their leaves. They grow and part away.&nbsp; They are present and they are past but they aren’t future. It seems like a new day is just the same, but it‘s not.&nbsp; As the days pass, the tree keeps growing and gets stronger and so do we. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d7f72165254225a96d7808ab8337415c62d2a3846ec78e7e4f53d9069e75856/L1020523.jpg" data-mid="59013882" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d7f72165254225a96d7808ab8337415c62d2a3846ec78e7e4f53d9069e75856/L1020523.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ffe719de32d1efd5018915ebd259c20b8763e49e02828a7ccda31721325e2d3/L1020399.jpg" data-mid="59013863" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ffe719de32d1efd5018915ebd259c20b8763e49e02828a7ccda31721325e2d3/L1020399.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d4d351ebfeee5902f000cd897842cef73753e85bbe200b701866fc1de9c16f4/L1020477.jpg" data-mid="59013872" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d4d351ebfeee5902f000cd897842cef73753e85bbe200b701866fc1de9c16f4/L1020477.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90e6138e1a779c3a407bda836449788dd4842d3c0be1361e1a0ae5318cf35bdd/L1020478.jpg" data-mid="59013873" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90e6138e1a779c3a407bda836449788dd4842d3c0be1361e1a0ae5318cf35bdd/L1020478.jpg" /> The hands keep dancing, calmly. He closes his eyes and moves with the wind, or where his spirit tells him to. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd6ad69b3ef4c6319f13b8eaf2911cbf4cb762ffc472fc824217c000f00d5f74/L1020356.jpg" data-mid="59013858" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd6ad69b3ef4c6319f13b8eaf2911cbf4cb762ffc472fc824217c000f00d5f74/L1020356.jpg" /> Intuition calls. It’s a dance that brings us close to something impossible to describe. We don’t guess the future but we feel the rain is coming. And a child will always run in the opposite direction.&nbsp;If we close our eyes, we know where to go. Slowly moving around the space, chasing the underlying truth.We belong to an unknown mysterious place where the feet are earth and with our hands on fire, we move through the air. Continuously. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bed28409a83f80477a64d9931b518b3bb16e9ed2bf2db5d63afa922b8713e28c/L1020566.jpg" data-mid="59013898" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bed28409a83f80477a64d9931b518b3bb16e9ed2bf2db5d63afa922b8713e28c/L1020566.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ca8435840c8f56add5dd7a9ea0478568b2b1688f493594eed68a0f0d97b4a5c/L1020565.jpg" data-mid="59013897" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ca8435840c8f56add5dd7a9ea0478568b2b1688f493594eed68a0f0d97b4a5c/L1020565.jpg" /> No one to tell you what intuition really means. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dcc93be30c55e89b7bfa0fed094549a8187505d00cc7b491ba02081931bc38f/L1020328.jpg" data-mid="59013853" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8dcc93be30c55e89b7bfa0fed094549a8187505d00cc7b491ba02081931bc38f/L1020328.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b275db498d3a95f1a390dfedcf33b967ac66f9ff5da73bc503bf21d8db0ef809/L1020398.jpg" data-mid="59013862" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b275db498d3a95f1a390dfedcf33b967ac66f9ff5da73bc503bf21d8db0ef809/L1020398.jpg" /> Water is just water, you don’t ask why there’s so much of it. The world is round and it set us on fire. Dancing stars, do not ask why. So we move. In and out of consciousness. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85c1485ec2eff007c5caf606ebceef0a924f089530236880e80682086f7bdf2f/L1020413.jpg" data-mid="59013866" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85c1485ec2eff007c5caf606ebceef0a924f089530236880e80682086f7bdf2f/L1020413.jpg" /> Never enough water. <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92132146574c36d6890fb04823053a179a7ee007b9d06c729a910827187bde85/L1020539.jpg" data-mid="59013885" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92132146574c36d6890fb04823053a179a7ee007b9d06c729a910827187bde85/L1020539.jpg" /> Floating boat under the dark seaNo one sees it It goes unimagined Imagining a world, where no one sees us. Eventually we too pause. And there’s silence. ARDIAN HARTONO Ardian Hartono thrives in the space between. It is the intersection of energy and tension, spontaneity and purpose, self-expression and service, the spiritual and the elemental. As an acclaimed masseur and dancer, his passion – the essence of life itself – is cultivating the unpredictable. Hartono's lifelong exploration of body communication has led him to many places, cultures, teachings and experiences. The self-described teleporter has spent decades diving into martial arts, meditation, yoga and performance. Every mentor, collaborator or creation a waypoint on his journey of awakening, he found his truest being in massage therapy and dance – or perhaps it found him. Ten years of raising vibrations shaped the Hartono Massage technique, which he has taught since 2018. Now himself a mentor, he plans to open his own studio and take his workshops global. Over the past decade, Hartono has also honed various contemporary and traditional dance styles. Indonesian-inspired Butoh stokes his inner fire the most, encapsulating his fascination for storytelling, ritualism, symbolism and mysticism. hartonomassage.com Film Raquel Vieira da Silva Performance Ardian Hartono Music Stringtest by Gaiser, III Year 2019 https://vieira-da-silva.com/The-Mirror-Stories-of-Impact Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:38:02 +0000 Raquel Vieira da Silva Photography https://vieira-da-silva.com/The-Mirror-Stories-of-Impact The Mirror: Stories of Impact <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38f11223992a1067f82db914029c4a4d894cfe4fe29d57b7670ce9399f8bbf7d/000040650013.jpg" data-mid="76665469" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38f11223992a1067f82db914029c4a4d894cfe4fe29d57b7670ce9399f8bbf7d/000040650013.jpg" /> Photography Raquel Vieira da Silva On Assignment for Photographers Without Borders Community Partner RSKS India In a recent interview with PWB, I have discussed what it means to be a documentary photographer and explored how community building is the foundation of empathy. ︎︎︎Read the interview ‘Last week I killed seven snakes. I sleep on the ground. I want a place where I can sleep without being afraid.’ Deepa, 45, mother of seven <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8907753d37c57f9d4ca19c5348eaf73c06f3ef855e2aba6295154c6a23350de/000040670011.jpg" data-mid="76665480" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8907753d37c57f9d4ca19c5348eaf73c06f3ef855e2aba6295154c6a23350de/000040670011.jpg" /> ‘I sleep on the ground – last week I killed seven snakes.’ It sounds extraordinary, but Deepa’s story is not uncommon in India. She sleeps near a highway with her husband and seven children. The family live in danger of animal attacks, infectious diseases and car crashes. No money means no roof for shelter. In winter, it’s hard to keep warm and Deepa sacrifices her clothing for her children. She longs for water, electricity, paid work and education for her daughters. ‘I want a roof above my head and a land of my own. I want electricity, water, a job for my husband and one for me too. So that I can raise my seven daughters and give them a proper education.’ Deepa, 45, mother of seven ‘We are living near a highway and because of that we are always in fear that a car or a truck will come inside our house and kill us. I feel ashamed when I am bathing in the public and my daughters feel the same too. I want a shelter because everyday, animals, snakes, scorpios, spiders and other insects are coming into our house. And this is why we always fear them, because they can kill us too. Last week I killed seven snakes. I sleep on the ground and I don’t have a bed and because of that I am always afraid of snakes. I want a place where I can sleep without being afraid.’ <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55ff31e68142bd83fc82bed74a4056b7b981070604bd006546993b4502dc3f1d/000040670013.jpg" data-mid="76665585" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55ff31e68142bd83fc82bed74a4056b7b981070604bd006546993b4502dc3f1d/000040670013.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3484b9ba1b4c164fafeb1321ae59a2d942a3fa682b94dcbfc0736ae19bb8b573/000040670005.jpg" data-mid="76665590" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3484b9ba1b4c164fafeb1321ae59a2d942a3fa682b94dcbfc0736ae19bb8b573/000040670005.jpg" />‘In the Winter, my children don’t have enough clothes to wear so RSKS team members come to our slum every month to provide us with clothes, something to eat, and also educate us to live with discipline. They help us build our huts with canvas that they provide and also mosquito nets to prevent the spread of malaria.’&nbsp; Deepa <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe3b49ae8c46a22e679a276c882f630e4508fabee77cbad1b47cbded97599d8b/000040670006.jpg" data-mid="76665588" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe3b49ae8c46a22e679a276c882f630e4508fabee77cbad1b47cbded97599d8b/000040670006.jpg" /> This was one of the stories that I heard from the people of Rajasthan when travelling to Northern India in December 2019 with Photographers Without Borders (PWB) and Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS India). Roughly a quarter of India’s population are affected by poverty, discrimination, illiteracy and domestic violence. Caste terrorism, or the inhuman treatment of societal group deemed lesser by heritage, and violence against women are everyday realities. Across Rajasthan, many thousands of cases are reported every year, including an average of nine dowry-deaths every week, and ten cases of rape each day. Worryingly, these numbers merely reflect registered cases, with many more going unreported. Through a combination of inactivity and wilful ignorance, society allows this oppression to perpetuate. In photographically documenting the people I seek to capture their humanity, grace and defiance. My images celebrate the colour and life I saw in moments of happiness and pain. A meaningful glance or a simple gesture shows us the irrepressible nature of the human spirit.&nbsp; <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/572eaed43b9537ef5dca11dd299896604e4f88c34be7dfcc70be27be7c234634/000040660010.jpg" data-mid="76665597" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/572eaed43b9537ef5dca11dd299896604e4f88c34be7dfcc70be27be7c234634/000040660010.jpg" /> I want to stand with my subjects, learn about their stories and amplify them in objective and honest photojournalistic work. In doing so, we can fight oppression and help people regain their rights. RSKS Make a Wish Project for Street and Slum Kids • RSKS has been working with this village for the past three years. In this village, there are around 150 people and some of them have been living at this location for the past 7 years. As the people from slum areas do not have a physical house by any means, this means they often move in and out of a particular location and their houses move with them. They can never rely on being in just one place. After the introduction to the ngo, the children learnt the importance of discipline and group behaviour and how to help and support each other. RSKS also creates activities for the children in which they learn how to be a better person as well as fully paying the children’s school fees. The children are also taught the importance of hygiene and grooming so they can succeed and find their respectful place in society and help society be more inclusive towards them. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/955103ec7107141205cdfee8573e2bace77ad616ea8b73b70b98d87c03405c1d/000040690008.jpg" data-mid="76840149" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/955103ec7107141205cdfee8573e2bace77ad616ea8b73b70b98d87c03405c1d/000040690008.jpg" /> &nbsp;‘We have been in this same place for 150 years. Our ancestors lived and died here. For work, we walk 50 km to sell spices, whilst our children stay back at the slum, taking care of each other.’ Bala, 25 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08c2fe86831e1d61fd142280fd61d4d907dd9a7c52c4d14efaaeafa53dbcf046/000040610014.jpg" data-mid="76834879" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/08c2fe86831e1d61fd142280fd61d4d907dd9a7c52c4d14efaaeafa53dbcf046/000040610014.jpg" />Radhika, 23 (on the left) and Bala, 25 (on the right) ‘In this slum area we don't have electricity nor access to clean water. We do not have money to buy new clothes so instead, we wear someone's used clothes which are left out on the roads.’ We want a place where we can live without fear. We want good jobs for our children, so they can see something different from what we will ever see.’ <img width="1920" height="2527" width_o="1920" height_o="2527" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9e1a65f3bb015b715b5a10f6e9d60b967883fa82f920cf54506004e896822cf/000040610012.jpg" data-mid="76836835" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9e1a65f3bb015b715b5a10f6e9d60b967883fa82f920cf54506004e896822cf/000040610012.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d2acd37739edba9c39ced2c520ed2754bd0910ef24895eb38c24dd6b4a26f68/000040650015.jpg" data-mid="76838307" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d2acd37739edba9c39ced2c520ed2754bd0910ef24895eb38c24dd6b4a26f68/000040650015.jpg" />‘We live in the dark and in fear of death because we live in a place where any kind of deadly animals, such as snakes and scorpios, can enter. We are always worried for our children.’ ‘I have many dreams but I cannot fulfill them in my entire life. I don’t have anything in my hand, except this hut and my baby. My whole world is this baby.’ Prianka, 19 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0cd03c58cd0c2a7bdb08a0545854e5d324a81abe4e9d229705a25c0691d7a16/000040670008.jpg" data-mid="76838881" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d0cd03c58cd0c2a7bdb08a0545854e5d324a81abe4e9d229705a25c0691d7a16/000040670008.jpg" />Prianka is 19 and mother of a 3 month old baby. Her husband sells utensils whilst she stays at home looking after her child and cooking all the meals. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac050358a7e9343c44801987af52271c1726d62468aed9f86c06e78cb8767744/000040670009.jpg" data-mid="76839206" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac050358a7e9343c44801987af52271c1726d62468aed9f86c06e78cb8767744/000040670009.jpg" /> I am lucky to have a dog now so I can save my baby. Previously, we had no dog to save us. At that time, snakes and other animals would come inside our house.‘I am always sick because I am always cold. My hut is not covered so I have to cover my small baby with my own body. Whenever my child cries, I have to go feed her. Because of this I cannot take care of my house properly. My husband doesn’t earn much, which is why we often cannot afford proper meals. Because of this, my husband is often sick, and so we don’t make any money so we are always poor.’ ‘I want to study and children like me need to study, so we can grow and prosper together. We are poor, but it is important that we try. Because if we die poor without trying, it will be all our fault.’ Kanta, 10 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1d0720eebf90071c9a1fb7506837bfe4b7f40abdbc00cdf2b1576f33a901e02/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000164_17-Dec.jpg" data-mid="76353084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e1d0720eebf90071c9a1fb7506837bfe4b7f40abdbc00cdf2b1576f33a901e02/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000164_17-Dec.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e0ffeccb1efc73d9ea05504c9087485af0cf20ee2e4f3a8ca8b6a56474c52d8/000040690002.jpg" data-mid="76665823" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e0ffeccb1efc73d9ea05504c9087485af0cf20ee2e4f3a8ca8b6a56474c52d8/000040690002.jpg" /> Pinki is 12 years old and lives in a slum community together with her parents and her 1.5 year old brother. Pinki’s dream is to be able to go to school, unfortunately she cannot. Her family is extremely poor, therefore whilst they are at out, working and looking for food, Pinki has to stay home looking after her brother. One day, with the help of the humanitarian association (RSKS India), she will be going to school, something she so much desires. Pinki wants to help people like her, by alleviating poverty and illiteracy. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3152b204dcdb86e93cb6151c710a7c7918060a1011c3c2a260b7fd310d9c4b25/000040670010.jpg" data-mid="76666671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3152b204dcdb86e93cb6151c710a7c7918060a1011c3c2a260b7fd310d9c4b25/000040670010.jpg" />Leena and her sister AishwaryaLeena is nine years. Her father earns his living by buying and selling utensils in the local market, while Leena’s mother spends the days collecting wood for the family, so they can use it to cook food and keep warm at night. When you live, eat and work outside, heat becomes the family’s primary focus. But Leena has a bigger job in hands: soothing and taking care of her little sister like she is her own. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a7061acbe82e8b99c07e785b0e3a64a9e3d69c035b7a94a2e72c3d1be7adf6b/000040670012.jpg" data-mid="76666675" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a7061acbe82e8b99c07e785b0e3a64a9e3d69c035b7a94a2e72c3d1be7adf6b/000040670012.jpg" />When RSKS team first came in contact with this slum community, they mainly focused their efforts on behavioral change. By providing counselling sessions, they helped the male members of the community to recognise their alcoholism problem and how their physical and verbal violence was a violation of human rights and detrimental to their community and own families. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11ecf4fa95e5c3c08e21ae935ff57d583ab01532d46ad8e695be1d3dca1a975e/000040690004.jpg" data-mid="76666717" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11ecf4fa95e5c3c08e21ae935ff57d583ab01532d46ad8e695be1d3dca1a975e/000040690004.jpg" />Aish is 17 years old. Her parents have been living in this community for the past twenty years, working as labourers and selling coconuts for a living. Aish cooks for her family and works as a labourer in order to provide for her family. When she returns from work, at 4 in the afternoon, she helps raise her two sisters and five brothers. While they are fortunate in going to school, she hasn’t been so lucky. RSKS Women Self-help Group, Village 1 • In a very poor and remote village in Ajmer – Rajasthan, ten women belonging to a small community, get together every week, to talk about their financial difficulties. The members of this community have been living here for more than 30 years, together with their families. Their husbands work during the day by cleaning restaurants and people’s homes. They also make bamboo baskets which they sell at their local village market. RSKS came to this village to promote activities that teach women how to be financially stable, how to open a bank account and take on small loans with low interest rates. With RSKS as their sponsor, they can fund and start new businesses or invest in agriculture. Self-help groups improve the communication between community members and teach them how to be self reliant and independent entrepreneurs.&nbsp; ‘When you are part of a community, anything is possible. I believe everything can and will happen, but this will be a very slow process. Never demand big things, only demand things which are essential for your survival.’ Janta, 40, married to Deepak, 35 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a31eaf8d5e4023f3e8396191243987626d52a54f46f294331c496b6580995f2e/000040650005.jpg" data-mid="76665612" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a31eaf8d5e4023f3e8396191243987626d52a54f46f294331c496b6580995f2e/000040650005.jpg" />A family and their home, in one single frame.&nbsp; ‘Whenever one of us is sick, the rest of the group helps cover for his or her expenses. But if we are struggling to survive, how can we help others too?&nbsp;‘ Janta, 40, married to Deepak, 35 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a008fdb7a8705b7f1d7310b4c180559a366798ebedf86652057da08bbec77a4/000040650004.jpg" data-mid="76665649" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a008fdb7a8705b7f1d7310b4c180559a366798ebedf86652057da08bbec77a4/000040650004.jpg" /> ‘Me and my husband make bamboo baskets to earn for our livelihood.’ <img width="1920" height="1559" width_o="1920" height_o="1559" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a11f150f2b686b3ad24d827664816b716fbacbeb8f39791c8facc103bfc3a4ab/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000203_04-Dec.jpg" data-mid="76339390" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a11f150f2b686b3ad24d827664816b716fbacbeb8f39791c8facc103bfc3a4ab/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000203_04-Dec.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25c8b7c0e84c81bcb845bd5be2953c1032e18058ff8ce21ff3bec4c3ec7ac062/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000204_04-Dec.jpg" data-mid="76358384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25c8b7c0e84c81bcb845bd5be2953c1032e18058ff8ce21ff3bec4c3ec7ac062/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000204_04-Dec.jpg" />‘With RSKS’ financial help, we are able to take on loans and make more baskets, which in turn helps us with our children’s education.’ ‘One bamboo costs us 200 rupees and from that we can make two big baskets, which is then sold for 250 rupees each making a profit of 300 rupees. Our problem is that we are not able to make them in large quantities and it takes 2-3 days to sell them. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3fb21b08c56565ef7173e33181a0d85965efa1354f2a62526bebda8d2b52f99/000040660014.jpg" data-mid="76665678" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3fb21b08c56565ef7173e33181a0d85965efa1354f2a62526bebda8d2b52f99/000040660014.jpg" /> Shyam, 48, suffers from pneumonia When I met Shyam, 48 he was very fragile and his son and daughter in law helped him stand up to meet me at his doorstep. Shyam has been suffering from diarrhea for the last 4 months and also was diagnosticated with pneumonia. His daughter in law explained he is very weak but has no means to treat himself as he needs 50,000 rupees to cover his medical expenses. They told me I could come and see their home but explained they have nothing inside. With no electricity, no water, no medicine and no means to keep himself warm and disease free, it was clear in his eyes that without help, everyone was just waiting for him to die. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/996232d3f8683fc6b8cafa1a0f29c1ab41d7189133fec3aaf7d7127155ab2b92/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000138_17-Dec.jpg" data-mid="76348680" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/996232d3f8683fc6b8cafa1a0f29c1ab41d7189133fec3aaf7d7127155ab2b92/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000138_17-Dec.jpg" />Shyam, his wife and son It does really takes a village to raise each other. <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e7e9a8d5b55f9d8612ea699cab1da7986e9cc5be6bfcf3fb50456ef593758e94/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000205_04-Dec.jpg" data-mid="76342038" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e7e9a8d5b55f9d8612ea699cab1da7986e9cc5be6bfcf3fb50456ef593758e94/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000205_04-Dec.jpg" />‘It takes a village to raise a child’, it’s a saying originated from the Nigerian Igbo culture. The Igbo's also name their children 'Nwa ora' which means child of the community. RSKS Women Self-help Group, Village 2 • In this remote village in Ajmer, all members of this small community grow flowers on their land and sell them in their village, in order to earn for their livelihood. One of the problems they face is that flowers have a short lifespan, which can turn a bad day at the flower market into a financial fiasco, as all&nbsp; crops end up being wasted. Also, their production is not always completely sufficient as the members struggle to earn enough money for the needed fertilizers. RSKS often comes to this village to promote activities that teach women how to be financially stable, how to open a bank account and take on small loans with low interest rates. With RSKS acting as their sponsor, the members of the community have the motivation and support to fund and start new businesses or invest in agriculture. ‘RSKS team members came to my place and told us about the women self-help groups and the possibility of getting a loan from the bank. Now we use the money we have received from the bank to buy fertilizers and it has been a huge help in our dark times.’ Khushboo, 45<img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a60c57f75a3f4fd413d8a637764b079dc1c3cf310b3e15cd55ce189447a0509/000040610004.jpg" data-mid="76845311" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a60c57f75a3f4fd413d8a637764b079dc1c3cf310b3e15cd55ce189447a0509/000040610004.jpg" /> ‘I would say the biggest problem in my caste is that all girls get married when they are only a child. Child marriage is very bad and it does not give us a choice for our future.We should all help each other as this is the only way we can grow in this village.’ <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc5a4bb812543869ec1d2291aa30df33a90dc201098e2041956425d59175d2e1/000040610006.jpg" data-mid="76845497" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc5a4bb812543869ec1d2291aa30df33a90dc201098e2041956425d59175d2e1/000040610006.jpg" /> RSKS Udaan School for Dropout Women • While illiteracy amongst the female population have decreased in many states, it has actually increased in Rajasthan. Because of the patriarchal system that favours and privileges sons over daughters, a daughter’s ability to obtain a secondary and higher education remains a problem in India. So that is why RSKS have created schools for dropout women across many villages. So young-girls, women and their children, can obtain means to a healthy and prosperous livelihood.&nbsp; <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/828346ff49d04e908b93d23dcc193ed25b499af060d3542c581be750514138ad/000040650009.jpg" data-mid="76665698" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/828346ff49d04e908b93d23dcc193ed25b499af060d3542c581be750514138ad/000040650009.jpg" />Students from Udaan School for Droptout Women RSKS Pathshala School •‘I don’t have electricity and it is always dusty around here. This is not a building or a house, is just a place where I am raising my children. It is not a good place for them. As a mother, this makes me very sad.’ Garvita, 45 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bdf863292a0c062bd1907e7dd8f9e4ab3b4fdc9d0757e2b701c534964f6baf36/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000154_17-Dec.jpg" data-mid="76353922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bdf863292a0c062bd1907e7dd8f9e4ab3b4fdc9d0757e2b701c534964f6baf36/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-M6_000154_17-Dec.jpg" /> Garvita is a mother of four. Sheweta, 11 is her only daughter. Her husband suffers from paralysis and constant joint pains, rendering him unable to leave his house for work. Still, he raises and sells cattle from his own house so he can make a little bit of extra money. Because of his condition, Garvita, the only healthy source of income, is forced to work as a labourer in order to provide for her family. ‘It is impossible for us to educate all of our children, so we chose to educate the boys instead, as this will mean a better dowry in the future and consequently, bring money into our family. Every child should be able to get access to education. I wish my children could have better parents, someone able to provide them with their needs. I have so many wishes but I can’t afford literally anything.’ ‘I could die for my children but I don’t want them to die in front of me.’ Kajl, 35, mother of Pria, 12 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/855631a87e7ed49aed577f8a4623f598f0de692bafb76ed93a186f65d9c70d45/000040680002.jpg" data-mid="76667305" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/855631a87e7ed49aed577f8a4623f598f0de692bafb76ed93a186f65d9c70d45/000040680002.jpg" /> ‘I don’t have money, that is why I have built a hut, which I call my home. But now that is Winter, it is too cold to live here. Should I build a house or should I pay for my girl’s education?’ <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3fbc42ba5a27bfce4f418d0887c3cc497aa7d0b438abc91de31f39d23c77638/000040680003.jpg" data-mid="76667319" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3fbc42ba5a27bfce4f418d0887c3cc497aa7d0b438abc91de31f39d23c77638/000040680003.jpg" /> ‘At night, I feel so alone but as long as I have my children, I have a reason to live for.’ Pria’s mum ‘In my life, I face many issues everyday. I am the only provider for my family, and I have five daughters. I am constantly thinking of ways in which to earn money so that I can raise my children. At night, I feel so alone but as long as I have my children, I have a reason to live for. And this is why, whenever I am sick, I still go out to work. So that my children can have a proper meal. I want a better life for my kids. I want to have a room where I can raise my children and live happily with them and with less worries. I want my children to be able to get an education so they don’t have to face the same difficulties in their life. Someone should look after us because I am so poor and unable to help myself.’ More Stories of Impact The Empowerment of Disability https://vieira-da-silva.com/The-Empowerment-of-Disability Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:48:09 +0000 Raquel Vieira da Silva Photography https://vieira-da-silva.com/The-Empowerment-of-Disability The Empowerment of Disability <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6f3e71ca08b476cf77283399c9614ea6fbb30cc505f8c925dbbf9091104c0ec/000040680015.jpg" data-mid="76846163" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6f3e71ca08b476cf77283399c9614ea6fbb30cc505f8c925dbbf9091104c0ec/000040680015.jpg" /> Photography Raquel Vieira da Silva On Assignment for Photographers Without Borders Community Partner RSKS India In India, poverty and disability are both a cause and consequence of each other. People with disabilities tend to marry other disabled people, often resulting in a circle of poverty. Unable to work due to their health, these people are likely to hold fewer assets, and often incur great medical debts. Also being from a poor community has made their disabilities even harder to live with. People with disabilities struggle to get their rights fulfilled and their voices heard by society. Often they don’t hold birth certificates, making it hard to be recognised as citizens and getting access to health care. The aim of this body of work is to uncover hidden realities (not so hidden in India) and to open a dialogue around the significance of the caste system which still overpowers India. A photograph becomes a space to be inhabited and shaped, not only through meaning but also by the sheer physical presence within its borders, acknowledging existence and life. ‘Everyday, since I am 5 years old, I have to walk with my hands on the floor. It is something very hard for me and makes me feel disgusted.’ Geeta, 40, mother of two girls and one boy <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa56f76e21bd8756b5a8d693dfcbdcc220dfeada83f63246658782ab8d631ec1/000040680010.jpg" data-mid="76842727" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa56f76e21bd8756b5a8d693dfcbdcc220dfeada83f63246658782ab8d631ec1/000040680010.jpg" />When Getta was only 5 years of age, she had polio, which is an infectious disease that causes muscle weakness, resulting in an inability or difficulty to move. Because of polio, Getta cannot move her legs. Also, later on in life, after giving birth to her second daughter, Geeta developed breast cancer, leaving her deformed and scarred both physically and emotionally. After only 11 months of having her breast removed, she found out that she had stones in her stomach, followed by an appendix infection and surgery right after.Her husband is 60 years old and is not able to help around nor provide for their livelihood. His backbone is fractured and damaged after falling off a tree, whilst cutting some branches that he intended to use to cook and keep warm at night. He was rendered useless after this event and is unable to contribute to his family's livelihood. ‘I have always wanted to walk with my own legs, but I can’t, so I cry everyday for being like this.’ Geeta, 40 <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/34817c935c775fe2df2b9d8789cb160f02a49807e986a51d1bd3844da7d86516/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-SL_000281_10-Dec.jpg" data-mid="76865797" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/34817c935c775fe2df2b9d8789cb160f02a49807e986a51d1bd3844da7d86516/Raquel-Vieira-da-Silva_Leica-SL_000281_10-Dec.jpg" /> ‘I face many issues. One of them is a constant stomach ache that doesn’t go away. Because of this, I cannot work, but still, I need to feed my children, so I try to cook their meals. Every month I have to visit a doctor, but the medical expenses are too high and I am not able to afford them. Still, if I don’t pay them, I die. And then who will take care of my children? So in order to pay for my medical expenses, I have to beg in front of my village people.I don't have food to eat nor water to irrigate my land. I only have two goats, and three children, whom I have to feed. And so far, I am struggling to do that.My disability killed my entire dreams and my life. RSKS India creates focus groups and meetings with several people suffering from disabilities in my village. Unfortunately I can’t attend those, so instead, RSKS India visits me at my house twice a month. They ask about my problems and look for solutions in order to help me with my disabilities, such as providing me with a disability card from the government. They always motivate me and tell me to not see my disability as a problem.’ ‘I cannot go anywhere as people get scared when they see me.’ Suraj, 69 <img width="3000" height="2280" width_o="3000" height_o="2280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1897e79ab9a51e37eed9a982936b37c815e5f6dcc3f1841d74b8d95a52c760ad/05.jpg" data-mid="59141340" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1897e79ab9a51e37eed9a982936b37c815e5f6dcc3f1841d74b8d95a52c760ad/05.jpg" /> Suraj, 69, suffers from both a fractured hand and fractured leg, as well as the evident face deformation due to a gas explosion more than three decades ago. Suraj’s wife, a farmer, is the only provider in his family. Suraj says his days are spent looking at her from a distance, while his heart suffers from not being able to help her with the physical agriculture work. Together, they have four children: three boys and one girl. Suraj suffers from both a fractured hand and fractured leg, as well as the evident face deformation due to a gas explosion more than three decades ago. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e96d0285a9d46ae5083346f1f5f861ee90ce836fad92c98f2313404d5116ebb/000040680013.jpg" data-mid="76846162" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e96d0285a9d46ae5083346f1f5f861ee90ce836fad92c98f2313404d5116ebb/000040680013.jpg" /> ‘I have problems eating and drinking, I cannot chew nor hold any liquids in my mouth. I feel so ashamed when people look at me with their eyes full of disgrace. Because of this, I don't go out. I prefer to stay home and help my family in whatever I can. Small things, like feeding the goat. Whenever people look at my face, they always ask me "is it because of cancer?” It always takes 10 minutes to make them understand that my disability is not caused by cancer. Even doctors ask me the same question whenever I go for a check-up. The reality is that this happened to me when I was 34 years old. I was in Ajmer that day, looking for a job. I was sitting near a tea selling vendor when the gas tank from the tea making vendor blasted. After that, I lost my consciousness. When I woke up, 8 days later, I was in so much pain. My face felt like it was burning and I could no longer move my arm and leg. &nbsp; I underwent many operations for 3 years, and that ended up costing me my house, my animals and my land too. My family had to sell everything as they had to cover for my medical expenses. My family and children have always supported me throughout the years and I feel that is the reason why I am still alive today. For three years I did nothing but sit, I felt like a beggar. Everyday I still have to cover my face with a muffler. People stare and feel gross when they look at my face. I want to be able to talk to people and they should react normally whenever they see me, but they don’t.’ ‘Every joy I ever wanted in my life is in black colour.’&nbsp; Manju, 55 <img width="1920" height="2527" width_o="1920" height_o="2527" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/734c2ef17fec1c9297453a181bfb13ea9497f640d7d9a28e3d87de29f85f2b83/000040620007.jpg" data-mid="76846414" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/734c2ef17fec1c9297453a181bfb13ea9497f640d7d9a28e3d87de29f85f2b83/000040620007.jpg" /> Manju is 55 years old and blind. She was married once, but her husband left her after only 2 years of marriage, as he couldn’t bear her disability. She doesn’t have any children because of this. Her disability doesn’t stop her from taking care of herself. She cleans utensils for a living, cooks her own food, and cleans her house and surroundings on a daily basis. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ffbc119d020e32fa194fbabed854de83323ffce8b2bf2543571d2011236ffec/000040620003.jpg" data-mid="76846854" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ffbc119d020e32fa194fbabed854de83323ffce8b2bf2543571d2011236ffec/000040620003.jpg" /> ‘When I was only two month old, my parents took me to the doctor and he confirmed I was blind. My parents took me to every possible doctor to find a cause and possible cure, but they all said the same.&nbsp; My father died when I was 13 years old, so my mother raised me. She took care of me and did lots of things to make me happy, such as finding me a husband so I could marry. But I was doomed and couldn’t escape this blindness.If I want to use the washroom, I have to go out in the fields and I feel ashamed because of that. I was never recognised by the government as people, so I never had the right to a pension up until now. As a result of RSKS help and effort to get me my disability card, I am now fortunate to be receiving a pension of ₹750. I never had the chance to meet other disabled people from my village before, but RSKS team members have taken me and introduced me to them, so now I can be with my kind of people. Everyday it is dark for me, but I do not wish this same darkness for other disabled people like me.’ ‘Me and my husband are handicap but we always helped each other throughout our life. We are a team, and together we can face anything.’ Mahima 38 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9898ee216c24dd9533961df09c135b10def20992b41750ea548fd99e460cf62c/000040630014.jpg" data-mid="76847486" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9898ee216c24dd9533961df09c135b10def20992b41750ea548fd99e460cf62c/000040630014.jpg" /> Mahima, 38 suffers from polio, or infantile paralysis, which is an infectious disease which causes muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move. Poverty and disability are both a cause and consequence of each other. In India, people with disabilities tend to marry other disabled people, often resulting in a circle of poverty. Unable to work due to their health, these people are likely to hold fewer assets, and often incur great medical debts. Also being from a poor community has made their disabilities even harder to live with. People like Kanta Devi and her husband are unable to be recognised as citizens and consequently are impeded of accessing health care, they are constantly poorly nourished and usually live in unsafe environments, which all aggravates their already living conditions. <img width="2280" height="3000" width_o="2280" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c1799314722fd0bcf5ea436d7f08b03f224d812afdc7ac496f9f71cdfffa639/06.jpg" data-mid="59141341" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c1799314722fd0bcf5ea436d7f08b03f224d812afdc7ac496f9f71cdfffa639/06.jpg" /> Mahima 38, and her husband Raj <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d75f5c9518601a2c37dc4e8338981c8740cd475080eb5ec62269daf2913738ee/000040690015.jpg" data-mid="76848893" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d75f5c9518601a2c37dc4e8338981c8740cd475080eb5ec62269daf2913738ee/000040690015.jpg" /> Champa is 13 years old and she is deaf and mute since she was a baby. Her parents tried many times to find a school who would accept her, but they all said they couldn’t because of her disabilities. Not able to live like a normal child and deprived of an education, Champa struggles to live a normal life and consequently suffers from mental illness. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5cd9f93267b4a4c344897098a963caeb367e000722265cf29f2519fc678de3ee/000040630002.jpg" data-mid="76849463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5cd9f93267b4a4c344897098a963caeb367e000722265cf29f2519fc678de3ee/000040630002.jpg" /> Her parents care deeply for her and are very saddened she is not able to get a disability certificate from the government. They are concerned when they die, she won’t have anyone to care for her. ‘I have a big family and it is hard for me to provide food to all of my children. What I always had was hope, and I am sure me and my children are alive only because of that. The only way to overcome our problems is by facing them and never giving up.’ Khushbo, 60 <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7fa06fc90aa47273fc774642e634baf2dad0f6c0d6cf532f15c9a6263bfd39d/000040660002.jpg" data-mid="76849794" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7fa06fc90aa47273fc774642e634baf2dad0f6c0d6cf532f15c9a6263bfd39d/000040660002.jpg" />Khushbo is 60 year old and she has 9 children, 6 girls and 3 boys. Her life is difficult as she doesn’t have one leg and her arm is paralysed. Khushbo owns a small grocery shop in her village, which she doesn’t make much money from. When she was 32 years old, she had a train accident. One day, she was crossing a train track whilst carrying her daughter on her arms, when she suddenly saw a train approaching. Stunned and in shock, she fainted, losing her leg in the aftermath. ‘Children With Special Needs as well as our village people, literally, have no one who cares for them. But you (RSKS), have done so much.’ Principal of a Governmental School in Ajmer <img width="3000" height="2280" width_o="3000" height_o="2280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/851cba6c01de247a2d50aa542061110fe2ca358abcf21159c2e894071db1fb15/02.jpg" data-mid="59141337" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/851cba6c01de247a2d50aa542061110fe2ca358abcf21159c2e894071db1fb15/02.jpg" />Girl holding a proud drawing that she made during a workshop to celebrate Disability day. In one of my trips, I visited a government school. I spent the afternoon with the children who were celebrating disability day by creating drawings and posters. People from the village also came to visit and disabled people from other RSKS programmes were also happy to come to support RSKS and the children in the promotion of equality and human rights. It was a sunny day and there were so many activities, games and awards for the children. The joy on their faces was more than obvious. Needless to say that these children are used to having less than nothing in their lives. No money, no nutrition, often raised in a violent environment due to their parents’ illiteracy or alcoholism, these are kids who feel grateful for the opportunity of belonging to a good school and receive a proper education. Although what really took me to tears was the moment I sat down with the principle of the school and she told me these words: These programmes from RSKS are of the utmost importance as they will create thriving futures and open doors to so many children in India. I hope one day day these children can be positively influenced by these actions and&nbsp; become activists and help many others like them. ‘I thank RSKS India for coming here and giving so much to the children, so much happiness to my school children. CWSN (Children With Special Needs) and village people, literally, no one cares for them. But you have done so much. I am heartily thankful for my school staff as well as myself, and I am grateful for all of you who are doing so much.’ School Principal <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9de17a911318212d49dba132ae81716385168ebb908544c3f1030249ec0ab11b/000040660009.jpg" data-mid="76850034" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9de17a911318212d49dba132ae81716385168ebb908544c3f1030249ec0ab11b/000040660009.jpg" /> To celebrate the Disability day, the village elders were invited to come support the children with disabilities and be part of a day full of incredible positive messages and fun games. <img width="2280" height="3000" width_o="2280" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2c37949aebb0ddbad8cae90a443fc909aecabfcfe10e069628500a4b100e282/03.jpg" data-mid="59141338" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2c37949aebb0ddbad8cae90a443fc909aecabfcfe10e069628500a4b100e282/03.jpg" /> Village elder playing the ball and spoon game. Neither age nor disability should be an obstacle for kindness and support. His spirit is young and his heart has the power to heal. <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5c3cfbb88a4a7bea1a9a164abcadb5a6f0f8c980bd33146e1b81c7297e25020/000040660005.jpg" data-mid="76850033" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5c3cfbb88a4a7bea1a9a164abcadb5a6f0f8c980bd33146e1b81c7297e25020/000040660005.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1459" width_o="1920" height_o="1459" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b00a314cad718f7569eca7a3871a8be092f3a5c060c6ecf891602277902fc15e/000040630007.jpg" data-mid="76926136" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b00a314cad718f7569eca7a3871a8be092f3a5c060c6ecf891602277902fc15e/000040630007.jpg" /> Back to main project The Mirror: Stories of Impact https://vieira-da-silva.com/The-Square Mon, 20 Jan 2020 21:43:49 +0000 Raquel Vieira da Silva Photography https://vieira-da-silva.com/The-Square <img width="1920" height="1280" 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Walking, crying, others rest True yellow wish comes. https://vieira-da-silva.com/To-Maria Mon, 20 Jan 2020 21:43:49 +0000 Raquel Vieira da Silva Photography https://vieira-da-silva.com/To-Maria A JOURNEY THROUGH VIETNAM Maria always complains never seeing any reportage photography when she goes on holidays with Raquel.&nbsp;So Raquel composed her a video. For this video, I have used all the footage that I shot during the trip. Just moments here and there. Only the order of the events has been changed for editing purposes. <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dcede469cf68c4f0a39a8f5ff6b06f75b64bd4f1bf8d0a233a31befa8fe47fc1/IMG_2169.jpg" data-mid="59014190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dcede469cf68c4f0a39a8f5ff6b06f75b64bd4f1bf8d0a233a31befa8fe47fc1/IMG_2169.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9591c8daa191033e515a8d19ec23f34b4f722fea37f1546ccab62b56f71e05fd/IMG_2208.jpg" data-mid="59014192" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9591c8daa191033e515a8d19ec23f34b4f722fea37f1546ccab62b56f71e05fd/IMG_2208.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ab077d4532808ecd09e5e7931946ddc27dec868d646c15255f89af84adf38bf/IMG_2232.jpg" data-mid="59014193" border="0" 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<img width="1273" height="1920" width_o="1273" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0695998de90d92f0d435bcfbab0a49c6d09a07c8e8bf67520144132f4773d46c/000051040007.jpg" data-mid="77596890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0695998de90d92f0d435bcfbab0a49c6d09a07c8e8bf67520144132f4773d46c/000051040007.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1273" width_o="1920" height_o="1273" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15b99018bed807764b7e2a96f2f6447f78bca0d42e34c8a3f79a8249925cfce9/000051040003.jpg" data-mid="77597182" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/15b99018bed807764b7e2a96f2f6447f78bca0d42e34c8a3f79a8249925cfce9/000051040003.jpg" /> https://vieira-da-silva.com/About-me Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:52:20 +0000 Raquel Vieira da Silva Photography https://vieira-da-silva.com/About-me <img width="1024" height="1280" width_o="1024" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f433b28a8f1dcb01d5bc7fb6a6e817e404c7b2ce1219d37fe30133f96e2f08f2/Portrait.jpg" data-mid="59024975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f433b28a8f1dcb01d5bc7fb6a6e817e404c7b2ce1219d37fe30133f96e2f08f2/Portrait.jpg" /> Born in 1989, Porto – Portugal I am an independent Design Director and Photographer based in London. I am influenced by eastern philosophy, psychology, mindfulness, musical composition and the arts. A fascination for photography and photographic narratives provided me the foundation for my career in visual communication and design, and I remain an avid photographer. My family are three generations of jewellers - a family business I continue to engage with. Their craft is an inspiration to me and motivates the meticulous and detail-orientated approach I dedicate to my work. Developing projects from idea, through inception and to completed fabrication is my desire. My project work is industry recognised and awarded.Captivated by the relation between objects of every nature and their heartfelt emotions, together with a holistic, human and practical approach to design, I translate my influences and interests to prompt exciting, creative and conceptual thoughts. Most recently, I have travelled to India to work with the NGO RSKS India. This journey has left a huge impression on me. It is now my desire to keep expanding these ripples of impact and widening the space for the unprivileged by exhibiting a selection of my work in conjunction with the stories&nbsp; entrusted to me. I believe a photograph becomes a space to be inhabited and shaped, not only through meaning but also by the sheer physical presence within its borders, acknowledging existence and life. In a interview with PWB, I have discussed what it means to be a documentary photographer and explored how community building is the foundation of empathy. ︎︎︎ PWB: What makes you more than a photographer? RVDS: Documentary Photography is an interesting undertaking. You are more than a photographer, you’re not just your ego. You are the friends you have, the people you meet, and the experiences that connect you to your real you. It involves a lot more than just classic training. It demands several skills; an emotionally intelligent view of the world, a deep understanding of how to treat and respect others, how to be empathetic, and most importantly, how to genuinely listen to people. After all, when capturing an individual or a moment we take something that tells a story of that person. Making sure their dignity is preserved and our actions are a wish to celebrate their divine rights to be loved, free, and equal. To be a documentary photographer means very much to also be a humanitarian.PWB: How has your work as a photographer connected you to your community and to the world? RVDS: The most precious learning from my experience in India is that being part of a community is the most essential tool for survival. We all want to know there’s someone out there who understands and listens, who will look out for us, who will take care of us, someone who sees us; loves us. When speaking to the community members I met in India… [they would say,] “We are happy here. We have each other. If we didn’t have each other, we would literally have nothing at all”. As a documentary photographer, you never know where the journey will take you but it will leave a profound and long-lasting imprint on you. PWB: How does your work in India expand on existing narratives around societal inequalities? RVDS: Roughly a quarter of India’s population are affected by poverty, discrimination, illiteracy or domestic violence. Caste discrimination, the inhuman treatment of societal groups deemed lesser by heritage, and violence against women are everyday realities. In the case of my recent work in Rajasthan, I was able to stand by my subjects and enter their perspective and truly listen to them, creating a space for an open and honest dialogue. I seek to capture their humanity, grace, and defiance. My images celebrate the colour and life I saw in moments of happiness and pain. A meaningful glance or a simple gesture shows us the irrepressible nature of the human spirit. By reflecting on various personal experiences I can add my unique voice, therefore complimenting the story into a meaningful and personal report. By integrating writing, psychology, and a philosophical and spiritual approach to life, I can better understand my creative process and how to approach every project. PWB: What does storytelling mean to you? RVS: For me, storytelling is sharing a personal vision based on authentic research and facts. I believe that within our field, great storytelling should raise moral, sociological, and environmental questions within the viewer; sparking contemplation on the times we are currently living in. It allows us to reflect on personal perspectives and inspires new thinking. The stories told shall be truthful and evoke emotions that trigger conversation and debate, translating to action and change.