Scars and Smiles is a photo gallery exhibit and accompanying lecture that tells the in depth stories of the people effected by but the worst famine to hit the Horn of Africa in 60 years.
With an up close and personal account by Ridwan Adhami, creative director and photographer with Islamic Relief USA and founder of Ridzdesign, this series aims to humanize a major catastrophe by bringing the people who where hit hardest by this tragedy to the forefront. Bringing not just the faces but the names and stories of these people, true human stories that any person can relate to, to help connect all of us to pain most of the world will never feel. Ultimately it is about hope and a positive outlook for a future we can all be proud of.
Lecture and Q&A session will be held at Yola on Monday, June 25 at 6pm
Interested in photography? Stop by the Benevolent Media Festival STRUCTURE Closing Party at from 6-9pm at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams,1526 14th Street NW, featuring a photo sale to benefit Architecture for Humanity.