I’m really honored to be here I’ve been involved with photo camp for quite a
involved with photo camp for quite a
involved with photo camp for quite a long time and have taught over a dozen
long time and have taught over a dozen
long time and have taught over a dozen camps and what we did in South Sudan was
camps and what we did in South Sudan was
camps and what we did in South Sudan was go out into the communities in Juba
go out into the communities in Juba
go out into the communities in Juba specific areas and look at areas in
specific areas and look at areas in
specific areas and look at areas in which individuals from different ethnic
which individuals from different ethnic
which individuals from different ethnic groups of different tribes were actually
groups of different tribes were actually
groups of different tribes were actually interacting in peaceful and positive
interacting in peaceful and positive
interacting in peaceful and positive ways some of these groups perhaps had
ways some of these groups perhaps had
ways some of these groups perhaps had been in conflict with each other
been in conflict with each other
been in conflict with each other relative up to relatively recently so
relative up to relatively recently so
relative up to relatively recently so one of the things that we did is to go
one of the things that we did is to go
one of the things that we did is to go and look at a few different areas the
and look at a few different areas the
and look at a few different areas the students photographed at a kickboxing
students photographed at a kickboxing
students photographed at a kickboxing program where young men come together
program where young men come together
program where young men come together from different ethnic groups and
from different ethnic groups and
from different ethnic groups and different tribes and a peaceful and
different tribes and a peaceful and
different tribes and a peaceful and loving manner and beat each other up so
loving manner and beat each other up so
loving manner and beat each other up so dooku it’s great to see you I haven’t
dooku it’s great to see you I haven’t
dooku it’s great to see you I haven’t seen him since since I was in South
seen him since since I was in South
seen him since since I was in South Sudan and it’s been great to to spend
Sudan and it’s been great to to spend
Sudan and it’s been great to to spend some time during the the kickboxing
some time during the the kickboxing
some time during the the kickboxing training you know we saw all of these
training you know we saw all of these
training you know we saw all of these young men come together and participate
young men come together and participate
young men come together and participate can you tell me a little bit about your
can you tell me a little bit about your
can you tell me a little bit about your experience and going and photographing
experience and going and photographing
experience and going and photographing there and what it meant to you to see
there and what it meant to you to see
there and what it meant to you to see these different groups and ethnic groups
these different groups and ethnic groups
these different groups and ethnic groups and tribes people from different ethnic
and tribes people from different ethnic
and tribes people from different ethnic groups come together and participate
groups come together and participate
groups come together and participate thank you
thank you
thank you it’s Australia great to see my fellow
it’s Australia great to see my fellow
it’s Australia great to see my fellow countryman trying to participate in in
countryman trying to participate in in
countryman trying to participate in in kickboxing to give me hope that there
kickboxing to give me hope that there
kickboxing to give me hope that there are these different tribes coming
are these different tribes coming
are these different tribes coming together to fight for peace it’s showing
together to fight for peace it’s showing
together to fight for peace it’s showing me that we are not four but we can make
me that we are not four but we can make
me that we are not four but we can make our country live in peace and that is I
our country live in peace and that is I
our country live in peace and that is I remember you telling me that you that
remember you telling me that you that
remember you telling me that you that you saw an individual and he had he had
you saw an individual and he had he had
you saw an individual and he had he had sewed some flags on his shorts tell me a
sewed some flags on his shorts tell me a
sewed some flags on his shorts tell me a little bit about what caught your eye
little bit about what caught your eye
little bit about what caught your eye why it did and sort of what it meant to
why it did and sort of what it meant to
why it did and sort of what it meant to you to you to photograph it yeah good
you to you to photograph it yeah good
you to you to photograph it yeah good question
yeah actually it’s so amazing to take a
yeah actually it’s so amazing to take a picture of this guy’s training and the
picture of this guy’s training and the
picture of this guy’s training and the flag this guy was wearing on the sort
flag this guy was wearing on the sort
flag this guy was wearing on the sort it’s telling something that this country
it’s telling something that this country
it’s telling something that this country is somebody from far make this country
is somebody from far make this country
is somebody from far make this country to be out like United States United
to be out like United States United
to be out like United States United State has been one of the great country
State has been one of the great country
State has been one of the great country that supports the referendum Jocelin in
that supports the referendum Jocelin in
that supports the referendum Jocelin in order so student to get it independent
order so student to get it independent
order so student to get it independent this guys wearing United State in in the
this guys wearing United State in in the
this guys wearing United State in in the other side and in the other side is
other side and in the other side is
other side and in the other side is Austin flag it is showing that the
Austin flag it is showing that the
Austin flag it is showing that the United State and South Sudan United
United State and South Sudan United
United State and South Sudan United State is like saying sauce done it’s a
State is like saying sauce done it’s a
State is like saying sauce done it’s a younger country you need to protect it
younger country you need to protect it
younger country you need to protect it yeah last question you had mentioned a
yeah last question you had mentioned a
yeah last question you had mentioned a little bit when we were talking before
little bit when we were talking before
little bit when we were talking before about the power you talked about your
about the power you talked about your
about the power you talked about your belief in the power of telling stories
belief in the power of telling stories
belief in the power of telling stories or photograph you tell me a little bit
or photograph you tell me a little bit
or photograph you tell me a little bit about your thoughts on that yeah
about your thoughts on that yeah
about your thoughts on that yeah actually my thought about telling the
actually my thought about telling the
actually my thought about telling the story
story
story it gives me hopes that in the future I
it gives me hopes that in the future I
it gives me hopes that in the future I need to document stories that
need to document stories that
need to document stories that generations of people who are coming
generations of people who are coming
generations of people who are coming beside me will get it this country has
beside me will get it this country has
beside me will get it this country has been in war but now it’s it’s getting
been in war but now it’s it’s getting
been in war but now it’s it’s getting okay and feel great moment and I really
okay and feel great moment and I really
okay and feel great moment and I really like to be a photograph I enjoy it and I
like to be a photograph I enjoy it and I
like to be a photograph I enjoy it and I want to improve my skills in in in
want to improve my skills in in in
want to improve my skills in in in photograph as I got from photo come it
photograph as I got from photo come it
photograph as I got from photo come it wasn’t great but I need to get on
wasn’t great but I need to get on
wasn’t great but I need to get on improve so that I would be a put a
improve so that I would be a put a
improve so that I would be a put a professional photographer in the future
professional photographer in the future
professional photographer in the future alright well thank you so much for for
alright well thank you so much for for
alright well thank you so much for for sharing with us and I’m looking forward
sharing with us and I’m looking forward
sharing with us and I’m looking forward to chatting some thank you
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