Professional Photographer's Magazine Features My Photography in Congo

Here is the opening page from Professional Photographer's Magazine who interviewed me for their January 2009 Professional Photographer's opening year issue. The boy in the picture is fighting over buckets. An aid group, Samaritan's Purse, had brought buckets to show how to purify water. No one cared about the water. The people made swords out of sticks. We watched it get pretty violent. One of the Aid workers pulled me out. I didn't feel anyone would attack me but then you never really know when individuals begin a mob. Please remember the people in the Eastern Congo and what they are going through. If anyone decides to donate talk to me about to who and how. God's peace Sherrlyn
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An Interruption from Congo to Announce

. . . the engagement of Sarah & Julian A few facts about Julian and Sarah: They love old movies, Disneyland and Cappuccino. Nothing will ever be boring in their married life. Wedding Date: December 31,2009

Auda and Torrey

Ain't they Cute and Very Pregnant?

It's a New Day

"Everything that hurts will be whole again....
and love will be the last thing standing
we can't stop, can't stop the seasons
don't stop, don't stop believin" - Robbie Seay Band

life is hard, but it's worth breathing. each day is a day to make it right. start over. a new sunrise. waiting for me. i wake up, breathless. lord,
breath it into me. here come better days. i must go. i must take flight soon. Robbie Seay Band

On a Cold Winter's Day

Life is Beautiful just ask Lauren who is married to the awesome Ben. The Ranch in Bend, Oregon

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I Believe in Miracles

I shot my first weddings last year and I had once said I would never shoot weddings. I love love love photographing weddings now.
I get to be around couples in love. Infectious love that fills me at each wedding ceremony.
I had been seeking for a path a way to balance out the war and violence that I cover as a photojournalist and now I get to spend days with people in love.
The hardest thing this last year was that my cat I had carried back from Iraq was run over by a car. I will forever miss "Sapper".

On the top ten list of really great:

I won the photo competition and the ShootQ grant set up by Rachel Lacour her husband Andrew Niessen and judged by Dawn Davis, Joe Bussinick,Jasmine Star and more.
This gave me the passage to Eastern Congo where I met nine-year-old Belice, her family and her village. It was if Belice and her village were waiting for me to arrive. I had made plans before I went but they each fell apart one-by-one.
Meeting Belice was random nothing but serendipity. Not really. I know before I could have imagined it, it was a setup, the planning had already taken place. And so perfectly.

Ron Dawson of F StopBeyond Interview Rachel Lacour and Sherrlyn (link here)

Ron Dawson of F Stop Beyond interviews Rachel Lacour and myself about the Congo and ShootQ. (The interview picks up as it continues and especially when Rachel Lacour gets on!)Ron interviews lots of interesting photographers from Jasmine Star and Dana Sanders It's worth a listen to his interviews!
http://www.livebooks.com/community/podcasts/ep053.php

Tips on How to Love Life

I found the Congolese people to be fun, resilient and very fun. These children at a refugee camp in the Eastern Congo taught me a song. Their contagious laughter is amazing when you know what they have experienced. Many of the girls have been raped, the boys bullied and threatened yet laughter presides!

How Many Mothers Weep?

Eastern Congo:I wasn't going to post this photo since it is not a fav. Today it occurred to me how many mothers and children I have photographed who have buried their fathers and brothers. So I am sharing this one to begin to diffuse their pain and (mine too).

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Thanks Professional Photographer's Magazine

Professional Photographer's Magazine featured me in their January 2009 magazine. Fun way to start a new year. Thanks Jeff and staff at Professional Photographer Magazine.

Mother and Daughter

Photographed with a Lens baby courtesy of Craig Strong
Happy New Year my dearest Kim