\u2018Janet had eight children. Her husband drove a boda-boda taxi, but had lost a leg \u2013 so she had been working in her local quarry for 10 years. \u201cI am now the husband in this home,\u201d she said\u2019<\/p>\n
In 2017, my wife, Adele Brown, was invited to spend three weeks at an NGO in Gulu, Uganda, teaching critical thinking skills to blind high school-age students. I was asked along to document the organisation\u2019s activities. I became fascinated by the town\u2019s main market, where vendors sold goods such as used clothes, fruit and firewood. I asked the Ugandan teachers how I might approach someone to take their portrait. They suggested I offer a modest \u201cmodel fee\u201d after seeking permission.<\/p>\n
One of the students \u2013 Emmanuel (Emma) \u2013 wanted to assist me. We would visit the market together. When I saw a vendor I wanted to photograph, Emma would approach and seek their consent. Most agreed, but after returning home to New York, I looked at the results and was disappointed. As with other well-intentioned projects, I thought that was the end of it.<\/p>\n
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