Photography from Sudan

Nate Grubbs is a photographer from Portland, Oregon that traveled to Sudan and Uganda with us on our last trip. He bundled up 3 cameras, nearly 70 roles of film, and some extra gear and snapped up as much as he could. He came over the other evening and showed me his collection of negatives and thumbnails. He's taken some really incredible work - and he's uploaded a few of them on his website. I'm reposting three of them here:

Regina Poni, a blind grandmother, takes care of her two grandchildren (two neighbor kids are in the photo). She lives in her kitchen, and the three of them sleep on a tiny bed, exposed to the rain dripping through the roof.

Leya Poni is an elderly woman suffering from leprosy. She lives in a small kitchen and her daughter attempts to help her with some food when possible. Kara Starr, a friend from Texas, read about her story on this blog, and donated money for a new home for Leya. While we were there in Sudan, the workmen were beginning to construct the new home.

A Sudanese orphan looks out at the Nile river as he travels for the first time back to Sudan since Sudan signed a peace agreement between the North and South. Many of the children living as refugees in neighboring countries have no idea what Sudan is like.