Located near the city landfill, these shanties are home to thousands of Nicaragua's poor. Some have neither electricity or running water. I documented Hand in Hand Ministries volunteers building a new home for a family on this street.

Hand in Hand Ministries' Pathway to Change program is giving poor children access to a quality education. They believe education is the single most powerful weapon against poverty.

These volunteers call it an "immersion trip", not a mission trip.
The idea is to not leave the experience behind
once they have returned to the States.
Rather, it is to make "giving back" part of their daily lives.

My Canon XH-A1 has been a workhorse for these foreign trips.
Although demand for the HDV tape format is steadily decreasing, it still provides excellent HD images in a small package, and I don't need to worry about data transfers in the field. For those places where security is an issue, it's a nice low-cost alternative.
Having your laptop, camera, and P2/SxS cards stolen
at gunpoint will quickly ruin your day... and the budget.

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