Ric Francis Photography: Documentary photography in East Central Africa and Norway

Singles

  • Gilmer Ugkaju Intakea Edad, 20, top, an Awajun, ferries passengers across the Chiriaco river.
  • South Sudanese children play a game called {quote}Father or Mother,{quote}. which involves hopping around a grid.
  • Coca farmer Juana Vasquez, 71, walks home carrying a bundle of freshly picked coca leaves in Tocana, a tiny community made up mostly of Afro-Bolivians in the lush Yungas Valley.
  • Three young children (refugees from South Sudan) stop along a road that runs parallel to their family's maize field. In response to fighting which broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, thousands of refugees crossed the border at Nimule into northern Uganda. The fighting was between forces loyal to South Sudan president Salvar Kiir and his ex-vice president Rick Machar. The refugees have refused to return home because of fear the fighting will resume.
  • A man sleeps in Vaterlands Park.
  • Macquala McCormick, 5, is enveloped by her mother whose tattoo memorializes Macquala’s father who was shot to death. This photo was part of a project that highlighted six children whose fathers were violently killed; they are the unseen victims seldom isolated from the violence that claimed their fathers. No matter how well or little they knew him - whether as a myth, a memory or a beloved pal mourned - a father's absence leaves a void.
  • Five soldiers, in full dress uniform, stand around the flag-draped casket of Ronald Reagan, as members of the public (who are blurred) walk pass.
  • Young South Sudanese refugees, who fled their country because of war, entertain themselves with a dance called {quote}Daluka.{quote} Once a week they don their best clothing and gather for this social event; however, some of the children, such as the child on the right, have very few clothing items. In response to fighting which broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, thousands of South Sudanese refugees crossed the border at Nimule into northern Uganda. The fighting was between forces loyal to South Sudan president Salvar Kiir and his ex-vice president Rick Machar. The refugees have refused to return to South Sudan because of fear the fighting will resume.
  • Stevie Wonder pays tribute during the funeral service for Grammy award-winning jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.
  • South Sudanese who have been living as internally displaced people (IDPs) gather under a large tree to distribute their monthly food rations. Thousands of South Sudanese became internally displaced refugees in Jonglei and Juba following the outbreak of fighting between forces loyal to South Sudan president Salvar Kiir and his ex-vice president Rick Machar in December 2013.
  • Teacher Nancy Vivian Obanda prepares to wake her baby class student, Stephen Maina, 2 years-9 months old, while Isaac Muriithi, 3-years old, does class work.
  • On a dark residential street two young sisters stand outside a neighbor's window - one peering inside observing partygoers while the other dances to the music.
  • An Afro-Ecuadorian man operates a small motor-powered boat while another removes water that has leaked into the boat, as a female passenger sits quietly.
  • A 12-year old Argentine girl, with her face covered in black makeup and dressed as a would-be prostitute, walks a street carrying an open purse asking for money.
  • A very young Afro-Bolivian girl is sitting on a bed with her back to a wall that has a poster of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Several local boys make do with a toy basketball goal and high spirits.
  • African-American inmates speak with clergy and community activists about racial clashes with Latinos at the Pitchess Detention Center, 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
  • Supporters of presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest outside the Supreme Court building, after Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential win is upheld by Kenya's Supreme Court.
  • Roy Rogers, center, a mortuary assistant, watches over the body of Grammy award-winning jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard during a public viewing. Hubbard died at age 70.
  • An Afro-Bolivian woman wearing a bowler hat, and standing outside in a tropical environment, looks into the camera.
  • Afro-Latinos In the Andes
  • Aftershock - Chile
  • Bolivian Coca Farmer
  • El Camalenque - Pallbearers
  • The Conflict
  • Damn, This Neighborhood Is Changing
  • Dilemma of Education
  • Early Childhood Education - Nairobi
  • Faces of Genocide - Rwanda
  • Katrina Aftermath
  • Moments in Time - Philippines
  • Mysterious & Devastating
  • Life After Death
  • Our Lord of Miracles
  • Paperless: Living in Limbo
  • Singles
  • About Me
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