https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-23 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/strategic-clarity-gap monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/747718f2-4449-44ae-b6fd-a7492e8a341f/Navigating+Kashmir+by+Boat Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Strategic Clarity Gap: Why Excellent NGOs Miss Out on Major Funding - Make it stand out © 2023 Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ea816745-6e8a-4d72-9e72-478a7d37f14e/stacked_d_editorial.png Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Strategic Clarity Gap: Why Excellent NGOs Miss Out on Major Funding - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ea816745-6e8a-4d72-9e72-478a7d37f14e/stacked_d_editorial.png Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - 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Lalibela Rock Churches in Ethiopia: Historical and Spiritual Treasures - Make it stand out One of the many ancient velum books in the many churches in and around Lalibella. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/eb73370b-c091-49ae-9c33-80e1190f8cbb/_DMS1324-Edit-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Lalibela Rock Churches in Ethiopia: Historical and Spiritual Treasures - Make it stand out The churches themselves are powerful spiritual objects to the faithful. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/78be07e2-6280-44d1-8b79-479d6cd66846/_DMS3765.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Lalibela Rock Churches in Ethiopia: Historical and Spiritual Treasures - Make it stand out The devout kiss the ancient bibles as well as the churches themelves, said to have been built with the assistance of angels. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/af752687-c075-4205-b6c3-cd3b3bb56455/_DMS1431.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737524671520-06TPJ6VOSO5FOAFD8ME1/_DMS9429.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - World Humanitarian Photography Day: A Tribute To Humanity - Make it stand out Celebrating baby’s first solid food is an opportunity to teach the entire community about nutrition and health. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1743655549741-SQZRBHK7P68QWKTPT0W1/_E4A8948.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - World Humanitarian Photography Day: A Tribute To Humanity - Make it stand out C3 staff member, Fiza Alam Zaidi, addresses an assembly of women at the “Mahila Gram Sabha” event in East Champaran, Bihar for International Women’s Day. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/017a60ac-98aa-4bcc-a71c-e728b9c7afef/_K3A9757.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Rural India Healthcare Delivery: Focus on Women &amp; Children - Make it stand out Neha, the Chief Health Officer at the local health center in East Champaran in rural Bihar is surrounded by ASHA who are critical to outreach and community engagement. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/45fe6098-eb43-4e6a-808a-38ea688611b7/_E4A9279.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Rural India Healthcare Delivery: Focus on Women &amp; Children - Make it stand out Kiran Devi in East Champaran District performs growth checks in a rural village in Bihar which is recorded into electronic records for more effective monitoring and intervention. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/female-entrepreneurship-in-india monthly 0.5 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c66325c0-0cb8-47f5-bb20-518729f1820e/_K3A1637-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out Madhumita Kanji is the leader of the Chandipur Alor Disha Village Level Organization (VLO) in Howrah, West Bengal where she works tirelessly to advance the development of women’s skills to enable agency and self-reliance. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6a2339aa-44f5-436f-a29f-992ebd6f8d1d/_K3A1420-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out The Chandipur Alor Disha VLO produces clothing and various crafts for sale in their own boutiques and to other shops. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/26d63816-851c-4363-bd85-8db396c34e88/_E4A0194.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out One of the proud women of the Chandipur Alor Disha Village Level Organization (VLO) in Howrah, West Bengal. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/add7a956-bc4d-4ae2-94f9-f102acba7197/_K3A1469.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out Chandipur Alor Disha Village Level Organization (VLO) in Howrah, West Bengal engages in a range of entrepenural activitiies including handicrafts, garment production, mushroom cultivation and food catering. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a7f7b16f-9336-4c40-8bfd-60416233d2ec/_E4A9991.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out A member of the Chandipur Alor Disha Village Level Organization (VLO) watches over the boutique that sells the crafts and garments they have manufactured. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/33bc001c-4277-4e9e-aa03-4bd7be64bc9c/_E4A0147.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out Ajanta Boyal, Uma Adhikary, Tutu Rani Hazra, Tutun Adhikary, Sokhi Pramanick, Madhunita Kanji, Shrabanti Pramanick, Doli Mondal, Sharmistra Bar, Shampa Bar, Riya Guchaitt (not in order) are proud members of the Chandipur Alor Disha Village Level Organization (VLO) in Howrah, West Bengal. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5938c48d-db54-400e-b2f7-4e1a566cc54b/_K3A1577-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out The Chandipur Alor Disha Village Level Organization (VLO) in Howrah manufactures and distributes sanitary pads. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/652529e7-22f0-4b8f-842e-b4c01ff3d8db/_K3A9039-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Advocacy for Female Entrepreneurship in India - Make it stand out Young women participate in an Entrepeneur Awareness program at the newly established Shakti Slaah Kendra (Feminine Power Advice Center) in Muzaffarpur. Bihar. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/female-education-india monthly 0.5 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1ffca6f3-7bc1-4017-b61f-1b4c162f6e36/_E4A9925.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out The pride Madhumita’s mother has for her daughter is obvious. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a131f179-5da8-4ecb-9967-315aa3e4f424/_K3A0836-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out Enthusiastic girls are eager to demonstrate their comprehension of English and advanced sentence structure. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6e26be29-99c1-4de6-b7fd-4c4fe8d9b8d2/_K3A0947.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out Young girls develop digital literacy at their school in Howrah, West Bengal. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6cc3fdd3-6438-445c-bacc-ed716e3e9ad7/_E4A9986.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out Sushmita stands outside her home in a village within Howrah, West Bengal. Sushmita wants to grow up to be a nurse. “I want to serve the people in the village and help them become healthy”. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c0e5c662-fb84-4082-9820-049f464174ed/_K3A1248-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out Madhumita discusses her day at school with her mother in her family’s two room home in Howrah, India. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4c23fd00-79e0-4272-87bb-8541ef0dbf31/_K3A0712-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out C3 India provides support to enhance engagement and support education in alignment with school objectives while enhancing agency and self-empowerment of adolescent girls. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f391e6c8-9583-44e0-818d-389f4ab63515/_K3A1080.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out Curious girls at the girls school welcome me to their classroom in Howrah, West Bengal. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Howrah, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/980cf89b-1234-42e7-89b6-c75c32ebf2b8/_K3A1027-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Female Education India: Education as Empowerment for Girls - Make it stand out Schoolgirls in Howrah, West Bengal receive instruction in digital literacy. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/feminism-in-india monthly 0.5 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ad4d8d03-dc12-4184-8dba-f2dc085ff51a/_K3A1013-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out Young girls receive training in digital literacy at their school in Howrah, West Bengal. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c0e5c662-fb84-4082-9820-049f464174ed/_K3A1248-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out An adolescent girl in Howrah discusses the many topics related to female agency and gender identity that she is exposed to at school. As a result of this exposure, girls can more directly challenge traditional concepts, but they remain part of a complex ecosystem where concepts about traditional values and roles remain strong. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/eab4b5b8-cd32-48b9-b6ff-2ea618853b1c/_K3A9973.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out A governmental employee from the Women and Child Corporation in East Champaran addresses a group of women to encourage agency during an International Women’s Day celebration in rural Bihar. Her job is to disseminate and facilitate the web of social schemes, which are provided by the government. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/fca60281-be24-49f9-8e6a-d340753bfbd5/_K3A7633.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out The block level leader discuss gender issues with the cluster leads who in turn perform outreach and work to mitigate and arbitrate issues related to gender based violence. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d7e313a0-aec6-4343-8aad-2d26758a2d3a/_E4A7975.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out These women participate in a self-help group known as a VO (Village Organization) in rural Bihar. Here they chant together in commitment to the elimination of child marriage within their community. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1743655549741-SQZRBHK7P68QWKTPT0W1/_E4A8948.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out C3 staff member, Fiza Alam Zaidi, addresses an assembly of women at the “Mahila Gram Sabha” event in East Champaran, Bihar for International Women’s Day. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/964a51a0-9016-49c4-9a05-babb34d4e716/_K3A7941.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out Priyanka Kumari listens to women’s concerns at the government office and assist vulnerable women in obtaining appropriate support and service. Priyanka is the Block-level Coordinator known as Didi Adhikar Kendra for the Naubatpur Block. 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While being presented with many modern concepts and technologies, forces to conform to traditional roles remains very strong in rural areas. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, West Bengal, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/33bada91-7867-4115-857c-cd34c1bb6c7b/_E4A8031.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out Empowered women vow to work together in the Self-Help Groups for the benefit of one another and the community as a whole. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/64213b44-de88-4732-aeee-92e0043d453d/_K3A8576.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out Members of a Self-Help Group discuss issues relevant to the entire community in rural Bihar. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ad2a3abb-0ac9-4c5a-8ba5-72f095bc7f8a/_K3A8067.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out Priyanka Kumari is the Block-level Coordinator known as Didi Adhikar Kendra for the Naubatpur Block near Patna, Bihar. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/55ee1a03-a732-4cd9-8a63-4eac026202b6/_K3A8562.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Feminism in India: A Path to Women’s Empowerment - Make it stand out Women of a Self-Help Group provide consent to being photographed to contribute in the promotion of their work. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/great-big-photography-world-podcast monthly 0.5 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1743117690135-MWXVZU3B55EULQMB09IP/Unknown.png Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Interview: The Great Big Photography World Podcast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c356d7a8-48a4-4edf-a677-dbea881eb5ec/_E4A7839.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Interview: The Great Big Photography World Podcast - Make it stand out Members of a Womens Self-Help group in Bihar, India assemble to discuss opportunities for small business development in the community. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/07268200-7ebb-49f7-8efb-4e0d49190a90/_K3A0501-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Interview: The Great Big Photography World Podcast - Make it stand out A local health care worker performs growth checks on children in rural India where nutritional deficiencies remain a serious problem. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526711613-DOKJDN9FUM6AOK2Q5H5C/_DMS3736-Edit-Edit-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Interview: The Great Big Photography World Podcast - Make it stand out Young women carrying food in rural Uganda. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Karamoja, Uganda, 2017. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/visual-storytelling-photography-workshop-india monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ba378ed8-fb0a-480a-b8b8-0e5513299e13/RCF+-+beats-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out Godh Bharai ceremony engages multiple generations providing fun and education for all. A photograph by Ronnie Francis, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/14950e67-c6a0-43f3-a9b3-8b45ad984b80/IMG_20250301_141657328-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out “Empowering mother, nurturing future” Photograph by Srishti Raj, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b77807a1-5b00-4463-835e-72ae1a427921/20250301_140015-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out Tradition and Joy: An Elder's Touch at the Baby Shower”. A photograph by Brijesh K G Rao, Uttar Prasesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/7739f057-28b5-43d9-8b3a-02405517974f/IMG_1103.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out Bridging the education gap with technology: In this rural government school. girls learn about the importance of health and nutrition and move step towards a healthier and brighter future. A photograph by Anju Nain, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/57d922f6-5724-4b24-81be-a8da6ce89c96/_K3A6928.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out These two girls address the class after correctly answering key questions during the quiz competition on proper nutrition. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/076f4562-4dde-4c49-a625-092bb2c755f5/IMG_20250301_113611.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out “Aspirations Abound” Photograph by Vineha Tatkar, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3de40a39-67dd-4e80-af53-9ce2e59b60fd/IMG20250301141510.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out Expectant mothers at Gogh Barai. This celebration delivers blessings and an opportunity to educate on nutrition and maternal care. A photograph by Aakash Singh, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f10be0bd-3f73-4cbe-826d-e87411d7c826/Alex-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out “Education in Motion” Words take shape on the page, while dreams and ideas come to life in whispered discussions. Photograph by Alexander Seraphim, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a6888d79-32ee-404d-9d35-d2b95a7ea412/WhatsApp+Image+2025-03-01+at+01.46.46+%282%29.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out We all had a great time in the field. It is my hope that the workshop may stimulate a community of humanitarian photographers in India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d29eba56-cafd-47cc-80eb-3f5be9eeec12/_E4A6493-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out Portait of Adolescent Girl. Uttar Pradesh, India. ©Steven Wade Adams 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8e03662c-bd62-4172-868d-29e7eab7f8f7/IMG20250301115848.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out “Counseling to Lactating Mother on the Importance of Supplementary Foods. Exclusive breastfeeding and Immunization.” Photograph by Aakash Singh, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/7a84f585-8419-4c56-a603-3c6577f34de7/IMG_7673.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out “Between Blessings and Burdens: A Mother”. A photograph by Mitasha Vohra, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/adaec5b7-0473-4db1-adab-4d66b2835e2c/IMG_8653.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out “Curious Girls Learning” Photograph by Shubham Verma, Utar Pradesh 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4a75e13d-5da6-4523-a1c3-0c3ce2a25d19/WhatsApp+Image+2025-02-28+at+06.41.35.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out The Humanitarian Photography and Visual Storytelling Workshop began in New Delhi with a review of technique and process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/9d99c941-1797-4114-8d1b-c78fd177b564/_K3A6440-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop: Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India - Make it stand out Young girls participate in training on proper nutrition and disease prevention at their school in Uttar Pradesh, India. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uttar Pradesh, India 2025 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/origins-of-human-spirituality-and-creativity monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/44d77389-8b6c-493f-b143-64d0b1554d20/_K3A7579.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Ochre (iron oxide) for sale in a market in Eswatini. Varying shades of red are sold that reflects the purity of the iron oxide within the mined material. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Eswatini, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8d8e2139-ef75-4b91-ad76-bb7588ffbfb5/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-9969.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Dancing is one of many creative human activities with direct ties to spirituality. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa , 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/df67976c-9670-4ff3-82a2-def93b9e67f8/20220626-Adams-Angola-Ovakuvale1433.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Shamanic healing ritual in western Angola. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Angola 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c93036e1-0c31-457e-899d-ec7f94ddd266/_E4A0022.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Dancing Zulu maidens in Kwazulu-Natal participate in the annual traditional Reed Dance. Facial, hair and body adornments are a form of creativity that is found across cultures and is often provided spiritual meaning. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Angola, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d262e0ae-00bb-4eaf-9824-94efc52b6b8c/_E4A2787.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Site of the The Lion Cave Mine in Eswatini that has been mined for ochre for at least 48,000 years Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Eswatini, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5069812b-0544-4121-9e5e-f7248e70a7ae/_K3A7538.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out A sangoma in Eswatini provides consulting for critical life decisions by communicating with the ancestors. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Eswatini 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f684ec92-cf7f-471d-a3d1-d9c858d3f505/_E4A2804.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Cave drawings at Mkhuzweni Rock made by the San people in Eswatini approximately 1000 years ago (1 kya). These rock paintings were made with ochre and other materials (such as kaolin) appear to represent males hunters as well as prey animals and possibly cattle with themes such as life and death. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Eswatini, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/aea1a283-5bee-4bf8-bee2-d9a7b56da022/20220629-Adams-Angola-Ovahimba1043.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out The Himba people of Northern Namibia and Angola use ochre liberally on their skin as a cosmetic and sun protection and many of their adornments are intended to resemble cattle which have spiritual significance to many of these tribes. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Angola, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c27cc598-968a-4df2-900b-8ee7110af5f3/_E4A9582.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Candles are commonly used to signify light from the spiritual world and/or light the way for the spirits. This image was taken after a consultation with a spiritual healer (Sangoma) in South Africa. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/bb993d3b-b7f6-4e37-9b74-f51046d172c5/_DMS7670-FINAL+20X30-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Body adornments are another form of creativity that is often linked to the spirit realm. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ce2c0c37-27b0-48e5-ac5f-07de5cbe6e13/_K3A2897.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Zulu dance is an ancient form of ritualized storytelling where every move has meaning. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4a51dfcb-6db6-4a24-8a9b-c3b2293c4cdc/_K3A1416-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out Borana herding cattle during lush rainy season in northern Kenya. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f24e212c-b0af-405d-b1a3-c9b504cf4316/_K3A0255.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Human Spirituality, Creativity and Storytelling - Make it stand out A traditional healer in South Africa bridges the realms of the living and the deceased. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa 2024 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/legacy-of-south-africa-apartheid monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/cfcef7c7-44e4-4584-9ea1-893a62941e18/_K3A7071.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Desmond Tutu’s library in his Soweto home. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d4b4cc98-e13d-49ea-a876-e12986cc06cc/_K3A3709.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Ohlange High School near Durban, South Africa. The women in this photo is standing near the spot where Nelson Mandela cast his first vote for the ANC in 1994. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/974a455b-3b8d-4743-b2b6-afc8f7908364/_K3A7114-Edit-Edit.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out The Mandela home is now a museum in Soweto, South Africa. The bars were erected around the museum to symbolize the de facto prison that this home was for Winnie Mandela and their children for decades. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d95caca4-0f83-44d3-8bec-8e5a1feb06eb/_K3A7088.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Desmond Tutu’s private chapel within his home in Soweto, South Africa. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/80072fd4-aee3-4574-a2a7-6ffb4bc653d0/_K3A7048.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Our local guide, Booysie Khanyile at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg. Booysie shared his stories of the reality of growing up in racist apartheid South Africa and the life-long contributions of Nelson Mandela to bring his people freedom. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4a1c5dd8-2248-42e9-a9c9-b0f3c9504e4b/_K3A7250.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Bheki Dube, the founder of CURIOCITY and advocate of balanced urban revitalization. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f8e31a06-7666-4387-887a-252bc54dbcdd/_K3A7211.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Mural of Nelson Mandela in Maboneng District by artist Freddy Sam, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a9405baa-24ae-4411-82c8-4a62983f4a09/_K3A7176.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/7dc79bf8-5f2f-4bce-9de2-f5e271195d1f/_K3A7172.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Sonwabo Valashiya’s “Mother of Light” mural. Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a22c3e59-5129-445d-9db8-f51da1af3206/_K3A3692.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out The grave of John Langalibalele Dube, the first president of the African National Congress which Mandela visited immediately after casting his vote in the 1994 national election. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5016ef24-edae-4998-8093-80fea80b9927/IMG_0789.jpeg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out On August 9, 1956, almost 20,000 women participated in the Women’s Anti-Pass March. The struggles they waged and the demands they raised remain relevant even now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d82b3ac4-ab63-43fa-aaf5-097288fc3db9/_K3A1552.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Dance Movement, a local hip-hop group that is part of the Wentworth Arts and Culture Organization supporting youth, women, the disabled and those living with HIV. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e48239bc-c4f2-424a-8d53-0802df135ae6/tempImageND38H1.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out Art installation within Mahatma Ghandi’s house near Durban, South Africa. Ghandi lived in South Africa for more than two decades where he advocated for the rights of Indians and was subjected to oppressive policies of racism. His experiences in South Africa were foundational to his thinking on civil disobedience Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/93668b2e-1be0-4d7a-abbf-938ee2b3d1e4/_K3A7134.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Legacy of South Africa in Apartheid: A Photographic Journey - Make it stand out The prospering art district in Joburg known as Maboneng. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/traditional-fishing-in-south-africa monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/494e92b3-3e3d-4add-8833-dac3ad7573dd/_K3A8883.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Traditional Fishing at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa - Make it stand out The Tsonga fish traps are constructed from natural products and allow for small fish to pass through while capturing the larger fish. Isimangaliso Wetlands. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/75b674ee-11e7-4273-9300-9e2b32ff6e98/_K3A9002.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Traditional Fishing at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa - Make it stand out Tsonga fisherman prepares to take home a very successful catch. Isimangaliso Wetlands. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa. 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/800dd647-8015-4a3f-91bc-b3cd646bb88a/tempImagen6gmtt.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Traditional Fishing at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa - Make it stand out Reeds collected for use in construction of the fish traps. These traps can be seen in the distance within the lagoon. Isimangaliso Wetlands, Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6ea63858-8bb4-4d13-81a5-a18b7c52e686/_K3A8979.JPG Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Traditional Fishing at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa - Make it stand out A very successful catch from the traditional kraal trap. Isimangaliso Wetlands. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa. 2024. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/street-photography-paris monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/2d3b22c1-50d4-4c03-868d-7c8cf47f6893/_K3A4608-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Street Photography in Paris and Lyon: 10 Must-Try Creative Ways to Capture Culture - Make it stand out A local boulangerie in Montmartre at dusk. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Paris, France, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c4af47ae-8ab8-47b5-a8bb-59239c255242/_K3A5800.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Street Photography in Paris and Lyon: 10 Must-Try Creative Ways to Capture Culture - Make it stand out Image of the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Eiffel Tower. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Paris, France, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/bb7ce2e3-1cdd-4c58-85d2-b942441e16a9/_K3A4365.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Street Photography in Paris and Lyon: 10 Must-Try Creative Ways to Capture Culture - Make it stand out Eiffell Tower through glass on a rainy day. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Paris, France, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/23452dc2-9879-40c8-acc6-b03b2bc88390/_K3A5533.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Street Photography in Paris and Lyon: 10 Must-Try Creative Ways to Capture Culture - Make it stand out Notre-Dame under repair from the devastating fire in 2019 (Note: As of December 7, 2024, the Notre-Dame reopened to the public). 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Lyon, France, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/9078bbb4-cd3a-4286-9f52-91d837e69468/_K3A4673.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Street Photography in Paris and Lyon: 10 Must-Try Creative Ways to Capture Culture - Make it stand out A curious Parisian cat watches the passersby in Montmontre. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Paris, France, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e1f2b500-749b-4b4e-a999-3399528e0ecd/_K3A5961.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Street Photography in Paris and Lyon: 10 Must-Try Creative Ways to Capture Culture - Make it stand out Cyclist along the banks of the Seine. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Paris, France, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6b3fb4b6-f039-481d-9062-26d7a1da371b/_K3A4251-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Street Photography in Paris and Lyon: 10 Must-Try Creative Ways to Capture Culture - Make it stand out A lone woman in front of the Louvre during a rain storm. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Paris, France, 2024 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/creative-musican-portraits monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c3850a32-6ef1-4b40-bb58-ac66ed89306c/_K3A8125-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Jose Rodriguez, Guitar. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8cb62efe-e871-473c-8728-6a90746db05a/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-8537.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Adrian Holtz, Double Bass. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e8b33ffd-67bd-415d-892a-8b84922ee4f7/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-7308.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Chiara Capobianco, Harp. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e0b3b678-4300-42eb-818b-fdc56de10ccb/_K3A6173.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out David Aguila, Trumpet. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a04bff97-ee9c-4cff-9fc5-3a6e11361dbf/SAdams_MusicaBlog_--2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Andre Beller, Double Bass. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6cc0c381-3967-40f1-ac83-e338268ce3c1/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-9360.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Alexander Oliver, Piano. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8262c9a7-b9f9-4be8-80c9-cb809a140eae/_E4A2121-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Jessie Neuffer, Voice. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/906d2b0b-58a7-4908-aaaf-6c24a6765fb3/_K3A6486-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Nathalie Galvez, Violin. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/46990c22-6892-4143-8719-571ba7ca8657/SAdams_MusicaBlog_--3.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Valerie McElroy, Flute and Conductor. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ca6268f2-6bc8-493a-8425-d301192ae090/SAdams_Villa_Musica_2024-7.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Alexandra Huryn, Violin. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/00567e46-d4c3-4e3b-84d9-cbd27c6a0653/_E4A1657-Edit-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Valerie McElroy, Flute and Conductor. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/da249b86-7dcd-4250-b356-4ec7637b2792/_E4A6178-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Fiona Chatwin, Executive Director, Villa Musica. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/eb08258f-3abf-41d3-ba91-b07c8f7daab0/_E4A5737-Clarissa.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Clarissa Fallorina, Trumpet. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/sangoma monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d4d0baad-21a8-4ef0-a2f4-d7e0ba128b86/_K3A7969.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Humanitarian Photography and Shamanism in South Africa - Make it stand out A Sunday Service of the Zion Apostolic Independent Church in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5b757f7e-e701-494b-a55f-db76f0791bb6/_K3A8622-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Humanitarian Photography and Shamanism in South Africa - Make it stand out Throwing "bones" is the ancient practice of divination practiced by the shaman of South Africa known as Sangomas. Note the hanging robe with Christian motifs. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/53837a19-9028-4b8c-9a63-4d3ab7b6c421/_K3A7980.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Humanitarian Photography and Shamanism in South Africa - Make it stand out The African Zion Church combines Christian beliefs with traditional African spiritual practice. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1727108114109-DYXIP5YPXQKBF6WZ3TJ4/_K3A9312-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Humanitarian Photography and Shamanism in South Africa - Make it stand out Josephine is a traditional South African healer known as a sangoma. Sangomas summon the power of the ancestors to provide guidance for the living. Note the aluminum cans and drums to awaken the ancestors and the use of candles to light the path for the spirits. She has also prepared the bones she will throw to channel ancestral guidance. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3547bb1d-502c-4578-857f-3e9ec29e2a17/_K3A8706.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Humanitarian Photography and Shamanism in South Africa - Make it stand out The ancestors of the sangoma dwell within these gourds. White cords denote female ancestors while colored cords indicate male ancestors. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b746415f-f27c-44f0-9965-7b10264850a5/_K3A9438.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Humanitarian Photography and Shamanism in South Africa - Make it stand out Chickens play an important role in spiritual cleansing rituals. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/88c45fb7-4836-45c7-97de-f142e8924f81/_K3A9160.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Humanitarian Photography and Shamanism in South Africa - Make it stand out The sangoma summons the ancestral spirits during a consultation. The fly whip made from wildebeest tail is a common spiritual tool. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa, 2024 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/afriscoutkenya monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/14e7599a-41bf-406e-8b91-b4d0c56199af/AFRISCOUTBLOG_IMAGE008.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Borana family at their temporary camp for grazing their goats and sheep. Photograph: © Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d11829b0-8c48-4293-8c9e-750930713fe5/AfriscoutBlog__Image+004.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out A Samburu elder provides wisdom and guidance for his community. Photograph: © Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/600f30dd-1592-4b89-941b-ebd1f5164e8b/AfriscoutImage+007.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Ensuring that pasture land is neither overgrazed or under-grazed can provide profound benefit not only humans and their livestock, but to wildlife as well. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Samburu County, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/29d5dd9e-fe46-4366-96ce-4982520b4f82/Adams_Kenya_May2024-1065.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Unseasonally heavy rain and flooding in May 2024 resulted in significant erosion and loss of life across Kenya.. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b005b209-65fc-4eca-84f2-b433cede523e/Adams_Kenya_May2024-.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Cattle have co-evolved with humans in Africa for 10,000 years. Kenya. hotograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a579c8a2-159f-4c02-8e67-4a1645dc0506/Adams_Kenya_May2024-0909.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Borana tribemen collaborate with Afriscout staff to provide feedback and optimize deployment of Afriscout. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/abff8896-1285-489d-93b7-2102f07960dc/Adams_Kenya_May2024-1416.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Borana youth herding cattle in northern Kenya. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/fbfd6b8c-5ef8-40a1-bbf3-4c61830f8bac/Adams_Kenya_May2024-0891.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Demonstrating how Afriscout shows most likely locations for water and forage. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1e5a37fc-a08e-4c1e-b8c1-06e129d0800b/AfriscoutBlog_Image+003.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out The important daily chore of milking the livestock begins at an early age for this Samburu youth. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/220f8d0f-837a-45f3-ba68-5f499a9ec5b7/AFRISCOUTBLOG_IMAGE+012B.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Samburu woman herding sheep an goats in Samburu County, Kenya. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/04254d13-5da4-4c94-bcf0-06814d1f603b/AFRISCOUTIBLOG_MAGE+009.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out This young Samburu warrior is an active user and advocate for Afriscout. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1ea2f68c-2472-4c3a-ad35-2badcc93eac2/Adams_Kenya_May2024-1926.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out This Samburu warrior is an active user of Afriscout, actively planning movement of animals for his community. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d3f5a94a-b23c-447a-8ea6-1f4d7c66d7d9/028+Milking+Goats+Close+up.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out Milk provides a majority of all caloric intake for many pastoralist communities, including the Samburu. hotograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/cb6780b5-8f31-459f-bc4a-99b17afe217d/Adams_Kenya_May2024-1977.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out This image clearly illustrates the close and intimate relationship that the Borana people have with their livestock. Photograph: © Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/faf8d8f5-14cd-4dad-b881-a095fa57223a/_K3A1045.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Non-Profit Photography and Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life - Make it stand out A Borana family at a temporary camp in northern Kenya relies on Afriscout to select grazing lands. Kenya. . Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya, 2024. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/east-african-pastoralists monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1702618320758-H3HYH2O24A1FTGSWI77L/_DMS1142-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ee0b98c6-c9d8-462f-806a-07f4a0c49761/_U8A1784.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Afriscout helps pastoralists to find water supplies more efficiently than traditional methods ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1711471d-b7a0-4b3b-a9e0-e469faf3322c/_DMS4920-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3e8e74f5-df85-4e90-bc79-780aa67dc01f/_DMS1768.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Pastoralists move their cattle in search of food and water ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ffea557a-86e3-48bf-93f2-b8a82feb4944/_DMS5493.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/89b996cd-e86c-4e0d-bd18-3abc4df5e68d/_U8A1762.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Cattle visit a water source during the short wet period in Oromia, Ethiopia, ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/0ff2fe39-5cc3-4753-a9a5-bd1b11c6d27b/_DMS5555.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/7283f890-06dc-47db-8464-9300a4a8ffee/Slide5.jpeg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Courtesy of Afriscout, Global Communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/9231bdb1-c99c-4c17-b9fb-edfb559018ae/Image+1.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Courtesy of Afriscout/Global Communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8a05ffe7-dabd-441a-86ee-c89d0042e8e6/_DMS6865-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out A young Suri man with his families cattle. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a136cf0a-471a-4173-99a6-137969c77577/_U8A9706.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out PCI-Ethiopia staff example the latest satellite maps that show location of probable forage and water. Physical maps were regularly distributed to herders prior to the implementation of the mobile app. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/64a11d9b-34ab-4150-8b66-d81a5d096e99/_A110085.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/46030a95-5434-4069-8a84-601a88be249b/_DMS4894-PRINT+FINAL.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Each evening Nuer people bring their cattle from pasture to the center of the village for protection from wild animals and thieves. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/07e8fc8c-8d1d-4935-9998-fbd9d6686dd4/20171025Adams-Uganda-Karamoja3099.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Documentary Photography to Capture the Personal Stories of African Pastoralists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tibetan-culture-zanskar-valley monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/de769dca-157b-48fa-b0b7-f9978f063fe2/_E4A1102.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out As climate change accelerates, the massive glaciers in the Himalayas are rapidly disappearing. ©Steven Wade Adams, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/56f51c8e-c8f2-4349-8e1c-215f0b15a7a4/Zanskari+harvest.jpeg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out Zanskari work hard during the short growing season to store food for the long cold winters. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1b1c1081-7f85-448f-b84c-8c6e704c923f/_E4A5942-2-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out Young boys at a school run by the Buddhist monastery. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ddae5a94-392a-4a73-b967-6aba5bec945a/Mother+child+zanskar.jpeg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out Zanskari mother with one of her many children. They live a very traditional life that is rapidly changing. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1f32d49e-1ced-4600-a04b-fafe5ee66aeb/_E4A2900-Enhanced-NR.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out A monk prays within one of the monasteries in the Zanskar Valley. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/15c8ed07-8c1d-4bdf-b453-ce2bb465f35c/_E4A2836.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out The magnificent Himalayas in northern India. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3882cca8-ef61-4e7f-8d9b-c8e1df327202/_E4A0831.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out A remote monastery in the barren, wild and beautiful Himalayas of Northern India known as Little Tibet. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/0a73cb2d-b64d-48f0-a0c5-b8af91628512/_E4A1398-Enhanced-NR-2-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out Young monk serves yak butter tea to others in Zanskari monastery. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/370e7d67-13c3-4658-969f-325201ba6dab/_E4A0953-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out The solitude of life in a monastery within the remote Zanskar Valley. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4635a8c6-8dd6-4c29-af5e-939d4ac7f4fc/_E4A4295.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Precarious Future of Tibetan Culture in Zanskar Valley - Make it stand out The backside of women’s traditional Zanskari costumes are intricate and beautiful. ©Steven Wade Adams, Zanskar Valley, India 2023. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/humanitarian-photography-brief monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/96d64d42-2e98-4e61-baee-e50b758c3759/_DMS0731.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Monastic schools in Myanmar do not receive governmental support yet must educate some of the countries poorest children. Shown here are young novice monks receivibg basic education in a rural school. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams,Myanmar, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/26a0b6ac-7e7d-4273-b5df-656b624d58f0/20171024Adams-Uganda-Karamoja2539.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Child receiving care at mobile health clinic in rural Karamoja region of Uganda. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uganda, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e46439b4-a631-4745-9024-79fda9f65a07/_DMS4549-FINAL+24x26-2-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Nuer tribal pastoralist community at the border between Ethiopia and South Sudan. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/50912f9c-fee7-408b-aca4-d1dff712fafa/_U8A5700.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Family bathing in the Irrawaddy River in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/adffd020-8e53-4128-80ab-19586990c33e/_U8A6967.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Proud school girls walking home from school in uniform. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Sri Lanka, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/867fb3bf-7920-4636-8a46-c24a3629b42f/_E4A9729.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Patriarch of a family group of nomadic herders known as the Bakarwals. The Bakarawal are a “scheduled tribe” in India and one of India’s most disadvantaged socio-economic groups. This elder takes a pause from his hard labors to chat and have a smoke. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kashmir, India 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/cc45d5c0-a945-4578-b7d5-67d6cc607b7a/_DMS4624-Edit-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out The rock hewn churches at Lalibella are a UNESCO site and a popular pilgrimage site for Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia. This image was captured during the ancient celebration of St. Mary at Lalibela. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/aa135f92-90df-4975-8d39-2eafc9d57bd8/_DMS2805-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Correctional Trachoma Surgery in Remote Karamoja. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uganda 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525808524-TJT1OLQ74JBDE1H2VCI1/_DMS1551-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Young Women’s Empowerment Program in New Delhi. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, India 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1702618351526-J5EL42YN75MWW6BB00QR/_DMS0516.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Women bear the regular burden of collecting water. Bale Zone. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/2d29c0b6-de05-44e5-8692-901e7adfe4f1/_DMS7271.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out At an early age, U Aung Than Sein empathized with the severely disadvantaged status of the nuns of Myanmar. As his wealth and businesses grew, he became one of the most generous philanthropists in the entire country. Twice each month, an assembly of more than 3000 nuns converge of the streets outside his home to receive cash donations. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Yangon, Mynamar, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/64af2b81-6138-43ad-8902-85c415330a94/20171024Adams-Uganda-Karamoja2144.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Women’s Health Initiative. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uganda, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1702619053044-USVT769KI8KAS1YIJBUU/20220701-Adams-Angola-Ovahakaona2538.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Lactating mother of the Ovacahona Tribe. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Angola, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/67e47a30-b578-49f9-8ca1-264b7a3899aa/_DMS8965-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Effective family planning requires engagement with the entire family. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/134ad49f-c251-4bd3-ac44-d082f6cc4546/_DMS0157.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - How to Prepare a Humanitarian Photography Brief - Make it stand out Typical village life in Bihar is vibrant; centered around the cultivation of crops such as wheat, lentils, onion, potato, sugarcane and mangoes or various types of animal husbandry. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/african-photography-suri-tribe monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/882fa8e5-142f-4024-9639-1bef87db2bd4/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Bigiri and Bagoshi. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8404c2f5-3129-483e-b545-01a292355dda/_DMS7329-PRINT+FINAL.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Suri man drinking blood directly from a cow. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1db1886a-b25d-474d-8cbb-b0059876f19b/_DMS8499.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out A Sagine champion with body paint and a significant collection of beaded necklaces from female spectators. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1c2f93c0-08fc-4272-b5b6-b1d2867ed3d1/_DMS6946-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Young man in a Suri cattle camp. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3f10c4b3-7d7d-493d-a685-0e3e02384ce0/_DMS9665.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Nature. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/10b0d9c2-cf47-448e-be8e-5a6435fc16ba/_DMS7030-Edit-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Suri men puncture the jugular to bleed a cow for a meal in a cattle camp. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6090ab3e-a6f3-4fda-b1e1-2d63f024732b/_DMS8211-PRINT+FINAL.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Dozens of Suri watch a Donga match. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3b5ae7ef-b6e5-4c6f-85ba-3825ad5e5423/_DMS9430-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Gendi. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e9dcd418-e143-49dd-8fc9-374967af63b3/_DMS8049.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out An entourage of men and boys arrive for the stick fighting Donga (or Sagine). Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/cc4208b4-eed4-4a27-b0b8-be59381ecb87/_DMS7277.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out Suri man decorating his body with manure as part of a blood drinking ritual. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/561ac97e-25a1-468b-8274-310d4dabe934/_DMS8396.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out A Donga (or Sagine) match requires great strength and skill. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/cultural-portraits-kayah-karenni monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/40419614-8634-44c5-9283-0912a48f2ab4/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4167-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700946987026-Y8TBLV15K4QSZQ0WY9MA/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2256.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar As I arrived at a remote Kayah village on my global photography journey, brimming with curiosity and my camera in hand, this gracious Kayah woman invited me into her traditional home she shares with her husband, offering a glimpse into their everyday lives. This rustic structure, crafted with local materials, exudes a distinct charm that harmoniously blends with what was then, a serene and lush surrounding. Adorned in traditional Kayah attire, she possessed a radiant smile and an eager willingness to share her stories as they executed their daily chores such as chopping wood, sifting rice, cooking and weaving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/39de4e03-9307-4114-b630-e0e9aaa8f08f/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw3399.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar This Kayan woman provided me some real insight as to what it is probably like to wear these traditional adornments. These heavy solid brass rings are far from comfortable and create a chronic series of bruises and sometimes open wounds from the constant rubbing against underlying skin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d2ffada0-828f-4235-ad69-81eec743b6eb/image-asset.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out The “Silver Pagoda” near Demoso, Myanmar in 2019. Demoso has seen very heavy fighting following the military coup of 2021. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700961051823-P6Z3T7S1483EG7HSX74S/20190723Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0385.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700947925339-S674OIJFR4QO8SVW0E7I/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw1443.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f7b24b9c-fd9b-4e34-845a-aa1cce510ee3/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw1966.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar Singing and playing traditional Kayan welcome song when I visited her home outside of Loikaw. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6a691418-4193-435d-9798-879e53c115ba/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2566-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar Karenni Culture While venturing to more remote Kayah villages I met this 85-year-old Kayan woman who explained that she came down from the mountains as a young girl to live in the village where she would be married. Her husband is no longer living, but she now shares her home with the next two generations. We also had a fascinating conversation with her 16-year old granddaughter who was anxious to obtain some portraits I made of her so she could post them on Facebook with a specific goal of finding a boyfriend. The granddaughter was not wearing neck rings, and had no interest in doing so as they were not “modern”. This juxtaposition of culture and photography was not one I had anticipated in this remote village. This experience reminded me of the highly dynamic nature of culture and how unique attributes of culture are threatened or face extinction altogether as technology and communication change perceptions, attitudes and values. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a5b1cf1a-b79c-4e40-b377-cbf957fc46ab/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw3999.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700961435579-M5NXWNDPMPBCYFBV6ZMQ/20190727Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw6307-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1033a48b-795e-40f8-8b7c-cc77baf53feb/20190726Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4901.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/44fe233b-40ad-4111-8a3e-596f6fb4b341/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2522.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Kayah women demonstraed how she sleeps with her massive neck rings. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar 2019. I was fascinated as to how these women could continually wear these massive coils of brass and one of my questions was how they are possibly able to sleep. My curiosity was satisfied as this woman demonstrated how she utilizes a wooden “pillow” to support her neck while she sleeps. I also wondered if it is possible or practical to remove them. She shared her personal story of having to once remove her neck rings to allow for surgical removal of a tumor on her neck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700973912270-DZR405N15F1RSVJK1ZRK/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0819.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700962774001-U3PE365OKECYQKECYZMF/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2772.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8e5b5913-17ef-47e0-ba3c-12cd43585431/20190726Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4930.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar Traditional People of the Kayah State The Kayaw are the remotest of the tribes I visited in Kayah State. Travel to their villages required a special permit and several hours of driving from Loikaw on marginal roads. As a result of their remote location, these people have seen only a limited number of foreigners apart from the missionaries that arrived decades earlier to convert the local populations to Christianity. The women’s traditional clothing is quite distinct from other tribes, with large circular earrings, brass leg rings, and elaborate necklaces created with shells, beads, coins and metals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/0b0bf927-920e-4a32-ab18-836e95ea2e3d/Harversting+Rice+Under+Silver+Pagoda_StevenWadeAdams2019.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Young women plant rice in the shadow of the “Silver Pagoda” near Demoso, Myanmar in 2019. Less than 2 years later, Demoso became a hot zone of heavy conflict and civil unrest. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/51873724-425d-40d3-bc2f-824e03bb732c/20190723Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0109-Edit.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/visual-stories monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/9518d5bc-2425-4429-b380-ecd5def956d1/20171024Adams-Uganda-Karamoja2102.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Power of Humanitarian Photography: Visual Stories that Inspire Change - Make it stand out Young mothers wait for their children’s health exams at a regional clinic in rural Uganda. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uganda, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1699140892460-23RIPQIYN73K1V00SKDP/_DMS5397-Edit-2.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Power of Humanitarian Photography: Visual Stories that Inspire Change - Make it stand out Nuer woman with traditional facial scarificatoin. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ac49e67e-db69-4049-834b-14bf20937af1/20171024Adams-Uganda-Karamoja2137.jpg Newsletter | Strategic Communications Insights for Nonprofits - The Power of Humanitarian Photography: Visual Stories that Inspire Change - Make it stand out Women wait to see a doctor at a regional clinic in rural Uganda. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uganda 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1739901044048-9RHF1UQ3LHY53QFJMY2X/_DMS8965-2.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care - Make it stand out Effective delivery of maternal care requires counseling of the entire family with the role of the mother-in-law assuming particular importance. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526059552-3DM8KZUZ9WTWQR5S2TPR/_DMS8430-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a5cb4b76-bd08-4bce-a21d-da4367c7004f/Baby+weighed+in+India.jpeg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5dd449bc-7a4f-4790-a9a4-74c192c0a436/Bihar+Community.jpeg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/78ed1f93-9b14-4d58-b75c-72c226291d08/_U8A5801-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/cd3cf625-54de-42e4-9ac0-6a82ffa0026c/_DMS9480.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737524671520-06TPJ6VOSO5FOAFD8ME1/_DMS9429.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care - Make it stand out Celebrating baby’s first solid food is an opportunity to teach the entire community about nutrition and health. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1494ec9b-c060-475b-ba2e-05ec32bf6889/Mother+vaccination+India.jpeg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care - Make it stand out Frontline health care workers play an essential role in delivery of medical care in rural regions of India. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737524817551-TUJVP6YQ4LEMSJ02S4RR/_DMS9446.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health &amp; Maternal Care - Make it stand out First taste of solid food. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio/climate-resilience-photography monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b4c62737-eecc-476b-a74e-6f50c4234edf/Ethiopia+Face+Wash.jpeg Portfolio - Climate Resilience &amp; Adaptation - Make it stand out Young girls drink fresh water at a well constructed by PCI with support from USAID. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/968bde8a-a787-485e-af05-c460b3727ffb/Borana+hereder.jpeg Portfolio - Climate Resilience &amp; Adaptation - Make it stand out A Borana herdsman brings his cattle into camp for the night so they can be protected from wildlife and raiders. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Kenya 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737521179485-AGSA1KTSC4MD22M2MEXN/_DMS1142-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience &amp; Adaptation - Make it stand out This woman has just returned to her traditional home after retrieving water several kilometers away. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737521154397-LI9VWL5I98U8W243ISJQ/_DMS0409-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience &amp; Adaptation - Make it stand out Young girl retrieving water for her household. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737521166203-V2GMZYIS4CB0UYMXU5QW/_DMS0786.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience &amp; Adaptation - Make it stand out Project REVIVE supported a range of entrepeneural programs to diversity the local economy including farming vegetables. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bale Zone, Ethiopia 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/959744a3-e5a0-4c51-a534-cb15f1c4f547/_U8A1306.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience &amp; Adaptation - Make it stand out The job of fetching water often falls to women and young girls. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bale Zone, Ethiopia 2017 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio/global-health-photography monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5ff333a5-24bf-4e3a-8860-ea6dca62f1d3/20171022Adams-Uganda-Karamoja0071.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out Local leader implores a rural village in Karamoja to exercise good hygiene which is crucial contributor to trachoma control. hotograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Karamoja, Uganda, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526716546-CL4RKE6OGZM99VMB8LZ7/_DMS4107.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out The residents of the PCI Indias Boys Home. ©Steven Wade Adams, Haryana, India, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695290724-D40J6I6BDNVYJPLR6G6J/Delhi+TRain+TRacks+and+People.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695369655-S1M980GA15U8UI9I1618/_U8A6151.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695297657-N6KEZK8F7SX061NE5G4U/Delhi+Train+Station+-+Children+sleeping.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695310875-NQ28LOGCS8USXELZ7B0Y/Delhi+Train+Station.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695315347-CYD7MGMO9EF757QF0VPE/Delhi+Busy+Train+Station.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695354307-5JVH5GTARXUWWKFA86TP/_DMS0748.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695304845-S4E09V2LVD9JQJFOKQBZ/Delhi+Train+STation+Window.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695379285-NTKK3L88KC8LXRX0TT01/_U8A6015.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695379320-HWB5W5EGZL4D80OTXNWC/_U8A6032.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695770896-7OW589MDEFJ9E365QF5R/Lost+Boy+in+Station.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a5cb4b76-bd08-4bce-a21d-da4367c7004f/Baby+weighed+in+India.jpeg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out Growth measurements and charting to assess nutritional status and health in young children. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e689dafa-f329-442e-8130-780227a6574c/20171023Adams-Uganda-Karamoja1783-2.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out The height of this boy in Karamoja is measured to determine his dose of azithromycin. He is attending a community dosing event where the entire village is treated with antibiotics, one of the cornerstones of Trachoma elimination. hotograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Karamoja, Uganda 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/64af2b81-6138-43ad-8902-85c415330a94/20171024Adams-Uganda-Karamoja2144.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out Measuring Mid-upper arm circumference is a simple and inexpensive method used to assess nutritional status, particularly in Africa, where resources may be limited. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Karamoja, Uganda 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/96d64d42-2e98-4e61-baee-e50b758c3759/_DMS0731.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out Young monks at monastic school in rural Myanmar. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/893a5820-4406-4b44-855d-4609507728e0/20171023Adams-Uganda-Karamoja0875.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out A mobile surgical team corrects eyelid deformity from chronic trachoma infection. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Karamoja, Uganda 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4465c1ad-9886-4943-bda7-fea02f42001d/Cumminity+care+and+child+-+Uganda.jpeg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out A young child receives care at a mobile health clinic in Karamoja, Uganda. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Karamoja, Uganda 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b4c62737-eecc-476b-a74e-6f50c4234edf/Ethiopia+Face+Wash.jpeg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out Young girls drink and wash theor faces at a well constructed by PCI with support from USAID. Face washing is a critical element of trachoma control. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c97a6dc8-29ca-4ea5-b3b8-0e640696e60d/_DMS0300.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs - Make it stand out Monks teach one another proper hand washing as part pf a hygiene education program at schools in rural Myanmar: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745694919816-J1O9NEJP7GZ5O947WMB9/_U8A7465-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695041152-JKSZN8PMZJLF8L5FKZH7/PCI+Boys+Breakfast.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745694937482-ML3SZYIYA696725V4XZM/PCI+Boys+Home+Bathing.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745694943432-NICR4OBQ2RXHTMI5GNRT/PCI+Boys+Home+Bunks.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745694951452-V61GI6Y3GINL90MBN7DI/_DMS4990-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695140202-IHLAXZQ8TD3SSV4F09WU/_DMS5228.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745695818098-NYDSHPV6MRWEXWRHI8QB/PCI+Boys+Home+Portrait.jpg Portfolio - Global Health Programs https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio/womens-empowerment-photography monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525808524-TJT1OLQ74JBDE1H2VCI1/_DMS1551-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership - Make it stand out The PCI India Vocational Center provides a place to develop marketable skills and create a stronger sense of identity for young women from less advantaged neighborhoods in New Delhi, India. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525819357-XHXPW6VK638TJ90TKJTP/_DMS1760.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525808943-TIB9AYZ4HMF8I7WEY0S6/_DMS1401.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525814007-NRMPMZT7XH83QHIEZSB8/_DMS1720.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525821889-UADOA5QWR5EC4XAH3XQM/_DMS1853-Edit-2-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525829010-000PZDYGX391GKQ35E18/_DMS2154.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525825009-WIDNWC25Y6MLZ805ECP6/_DMS2026-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525830634-SA93S7URYW4UT1QEUN7S/_DMS2189.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525892400-HPOGS3UIMGXQ41E81U7N/_DMS2330-Edit-2.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525903674-L04O5HVJ1OL92174RTT6/_DMS2865-Edit-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5df6c6ba-ea07-47a8-a842-0c45d32937d7/_DMS5971-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership - Make it stand out After obtaining a series of micro-loans from Planned Social Concern, this women in Rajasthan, India was able to grow her local business and finally open her own permanent shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/49eb7966-70c7-4ab1-9e5b-b75640ce88d9/_U8A5158-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership - Make it stand out Small business entrepreneur in Bihar caring for her chickens. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526059552-3DM8KZUZ9WTWQR5S2TPR/_DMS8430-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership - Make it stand out A state-sponsored program in Bihar, India has provided development opportunities for women to assume managerial roles traditionally held by men. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d3d19867-0026-42f6-bf1b-81e627ef8cb1/_U8A4528-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership - Make it stand out Bihari woman delivering milk to collection station to be weighed and analyzed for fat content. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526050731-AQCV00KE7PUKPFRQHOKK/_DMS6779.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526027669-IK9PWR37UBP07EJ0G0BH/_DMS5539-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526045556-IVRQ5T4BAJMW6GVAU4Z7/_DMS6260.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526034085-FHM6T1WFRZEC4Y3QILI2/_DMS5879-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737599233071-R4DCG33J9K4USJVKSM14/_DMS8575-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737599190840-L21T7E5PQ1DFHJR3GKGV/_DMS6619.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/af22eae3-b5ea-48a3-9f77-e29854e8a6a0/_DMS8418.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership - Make it stand out Thanks to the state-sponsored program to promote advancement of woman, this woman has assumed a traditional male managerial role in rural Bihar. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/27dd588d-2443-4a14-b708-35d33d0ff4b2/_DMS5789.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment &amp; Leadership - Make it stand out Planned Social Concern in Rajasthan, India provides loans for women entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses. This women grew a successful clothing business and was able to build her own home. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio/category/Women+and+Girls+Empowerment monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/home daily 1.0 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/804d6bcc-757f-494a-b0a1-45cc1166219a/_DMS4624-Edit-Edit.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737518441743-VXO8DGOVHCAWJG8QG1JM/_K3A1108.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e57d79d9-88cb-4f49-a07c-0fb4dba23810/_E4A9972.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1494ec9b-c060-475b-ba2e-05ec32bf6889/Mother+vaccination+India.jpeg Home Vaccination and prenatal care. 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