So go and take photos of what you’re doing, of who you’re with. But more than that, take time to really pay attention
My name is LaVonne Bobongie. My people are the Olkola people on my dad’s side as well as South Sea Islander and Scottish, my mum is Fijian and Chinese. I tell stories through photos.
I’ve loved photos as long as I can remember; we always had a camera in our house growing up. When I was a teenager, the back of my door was covered with photos – new and old. I love that they freeze time. They tell a story about an exact moment in an exact place. They have the power to connect people because they can relate to an image or because it is so different and far from their lives. Either way it speaks to them. A good photo can make people stop in a world that’s full of noise where everyone is talking and no one is really listening to each other.
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