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project004. India (89)
100% of the money raised from the kid’s photo sales directly serves them and their community. Half supports ongoing project implementation and half funds medicine for over 700 children along with access to mobile medical care for more than 2500 community members through the services provided by the Russ Foundation. The student's portfolios were released to the public for sale beginning in March 2013. Together, we will empower these kid's to create positive change and improve their healthcare. -
Purchase A.Iswariya's photos (3)
A.Iswariya, 15 years old.
A.Iswariya is caring and accommodating to others. Even after facing hardship in her life, her laughter brings life to any room. Her struggles have given her a unique viewpoint of the world, and she has quickly learned to capture that essence through photography. Ishwariya has an eye for angles and composition. She came to the classes with an ability to take a unique perspective on the scenes she was shooting. -
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Christeena, 26 years old
Christeena and her sister Christy were among the first in the children's home. She lost her mother at a young age and is estranged from her father. Finding her passion in artistic expressing, she enjoys drawing, writing, and painting. Christeena shared that the sale of her photos will be the first time her work has been paid for and she is so happy it is coming back to the Russ Foundation. Bringing her passion for exploration to her photography, she often captured a scene four or five times with adjustments made between shots until she felt like she hit it spot on. Persistence is a great trait to have for a budding photographer. -
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Divya, 15 years old.
Divya is radiant. Her smile exudes joy even despite the struggles of her past. After losing her parents, she chose to move forward with this perspective: "I am very lucky because God gave me the good life." She has channeled her thankfulness into learning the beauty of movement and dance. Her appreciative approach to life is reflected in her photography. From the start, her eye was drawn toward all things nature. But throughout this process, she has tackled different kinds of subject matter with consistent talent. -
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Gomathi, 17 years old.
Gomathi approaches life with curiosity and a sense of humor. Despite having suffered great loss in losing her parents, she handles her own illness with perseverance. She outshines her physical differences with her ability to make others laugh. Sounds of her delight echo throughout campus as she jokes with the other children at the Russ Home. And she is always observing and asking questions - showing great interest in what is going on around her. Gomathi's photos reflect this curiosity for the world. Like a professional street photographer, her compositions exude a sense of dynamic energy. -
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Jansi, 17 years old.
Jansi has a heart for serving others and is motherly to the other children at the Russ Home. She has a sensitivity to spirituality that she says has given her strength through the trials in her life. Her love for people has translated into her photography as her primary subject matter is people. Jansi's talent is in finding simple compositions that are also striking and really pleasurable to look at. -
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Nandhini,16 years old
Losing her parents at a young age, Nandhini has chosen great determination to forget her struggles. Naturally very timid, a large part of her journey has been through creative expression by teaching herself traditional South Indian dance. We began to understand how important this is for her during the second photo journalism class as the students learned why their story matters. This was a monumental moment for Nandhini. As she is beginning to channel her need for expression through a camera, her confidence is strengthening, encouraging her to share her jovial spirit with others and find ownership in her past and thankfulness in her present. -
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Nishanti, 16 years old
Nishanti and her younger brother Bala came to Russ only 6 months ago. Experiencing trials due to battling an on-going illness, she has developed self confidence that exudes a vibrant glow. Perhaps because of this, she makes concious choices to be an active girl focused on health and sports. Nishanthi thinks the role of a camera is very useful. She seems to get to the core of her subject, both people and other scenes around her home. She puts great thought into what she shoots. -
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Sathiya, 16 years old
Sathiya is always proving to be the risk taker and dare devil of the group. She tragically lost both parents. Even still, she brings a contagious vivacious personality to any situation. She incorporates her spark into traditional Tamil dance. In photojournalism class, Sathiya was prolific in her creation of really amazing photographs. She has an eye for how to include lines in her images where most beginner photographers wouldn't. Simple yet striking results. -
Purchase U.Iswariya's photos. (41)
U.Iswariya, 16 years old.
U.Iswariya is a quiet leader and caretaker, always giving and accommodating to the needs of others. Having lost both of her parents, she came to Russ as a toddler where she has grown up to think of the other children has her own. Like her role in the home, she prefers to be behind the lens instead of in front of it. U.Iswariya was not afraid to explore all perspectives to get great shots. And that she did. She used lines in her images creatively and to great effect. -
Purchase Christy's photos (13)
Christy, 25 years old
Christy was one of the three original Russ Home children along with her older sister Christina. She is a quiet leader that helps take care of the other girls in the home. Her passion is cooking for others and creating new flavors. She lost her mother at a young age and has an estranged relationship with her father. Christy took some striking photographs. She mastered the technical aspects of the camera early on which then allowed her to be inspired by her surroundings and be more creative in her composition. -
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Jothi, 18 years old
Jothi is calm and soft-spoken. Having lost both of her parents at a very young age, she has been slow to share her thoughts with others. But, using a camera, has given her a new confidence that has helped her interact more with others. Her photos give a true sense of her persona. Jothi may just grow up to be a professional flower photographer. She clearly fell in love with the subject and created some stunning floral images.

