https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-05-06 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/humanitarian-documentary-film-casa-materna monthly 0.5 2025-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/89a54f2f-da14-4473-abc8-1fc7293bdd81/_K3A2198-2.jpg Journal - A Humanitarian Documentary Film on Maternal Health with Global Communities - Make it stand out A vista encountered in the Highlands of Guatemala along the way on our long drive back to Huehue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/acf15f49-853a-4828-aa4c-2e9293329992/WS+Mom+Looking+Out+WIndow.MP4.11_59_53_17.Still001.jpg Journal - A Humanitarian Documentary Film on Maternal Health with Global Communities - 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/bb4ed62a-a16a-4188-8164-12124382741f/Helen+v10+-+alt+music.00_00_07_23.Still003.jpg Journal - A Humanitarian Documentary Film on Maternal Health with Global Communities - Make it stand out A pastoral scene in the Western Highlands as shown in the film “Helen”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/03e67883-b98c-4e21-81e5-7da449281657/Helen+v10+-+alt+music.00_02_53_16.Still012.jpg Journal - A Humanitarian Documentary Film on Maternal Health with Global Communities - Make it stand out My first encounter with Helen at Casa Materna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/87950fd1-21da-48eb-a9cf-6f21478299e3/Me+and+Helen.jpg Journal - A Humanitarian Documentary Film on Maternal Health with Global Communities - Make it stand out Me and Helen at Casa Materna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b30d84e9-536d-483e-9707-4db6fea8a4f3/_K3A2478-2.jpg Journal - A Humanitarian Documentary Film on Maternal Health with Global Communities - Make it stand out The women staying at Casa Materna when I visited in August 2025. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia. 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/64a11d9b-34ab-4150-8b66-d81a5d096e99/_A110085.jpg Journal - Documenting The Nuer: An Unexpected Story of Portraits, Refuge, and Cultural Legacy - Make it stand out This young Nuer woman and her son along the Nile in Southwest Ethiopia. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia. 2016. 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/ce2c0c37-27b0-48e5-ac5f-07de5cbe6e13/_K3A2897.jpg Journal - 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/f24e212c-b0af-405d-b1a3-c9b504cf4316/_K3A0255.jpg Journal - 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f684ec92-cf7f-471d-a3d1-d9c858d3f505/_E4A2804.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/44d77389-8b6c-493f-b143-64d0b1554d20/_K3A7579.jpg Journal - 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/d262e0ae-00bb-4eaf-9824-94efc52b6b8c/_E4A2787.jpg Journal - 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/aea1a283-5bee-4bf8-bee2-d9a7b56da022/20220629-Adams-Angola-Ovahimba1043.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4a51dfcb-6db6-4a24-8a9b-c3b2293c4cdc/_K3A1416-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5069812b-0544-4121-9e5e-f7248e70a7ae/_K3A7538.jpg Journal - 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/df67976c-9670-4ff3-82a2-def93b9e67f8/20220626-Adams-Angola-Ovakuvale1433.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8d8e2139-ef75-4b91-ad76-bb7588ffbfb5/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-9969.jpg Journal - 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/bb993d3b-b7f6-4e37-9b74-f51046d172c5/_DMS7670-FINAL+20X30-2.jpg Journal - 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/c27cc598-968a-4df2-900b-8ee7110af5f3/_E4A9582.jpg Journal - 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/c93036e1-0c31-457e-899d-ec7f94ddd266/_E4A0022.jpg Journal - 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, South Africa, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d95caca4-0f83-44d3-8bec-8e5a1feb06eb/_K3A7088.JPG Journal - 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/cfcef7c7-44e4-4584-9ea1-893a62941e18/_K3A7071.jpg Journal - 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 Journal - 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/a22c3e59-5129-445d-9db8-f51da1af3206/_K3A3692.jpg Journal - 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/d82b3ac4-ab63-43fa-aaf5-097288fc3db9/_K3A1552.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4a1c5dd8-2248-42e9-a9c9-b0f3c9504e4b/_K3A7250.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/93668b2e-1be0-4d7a-abbf-938ee2b3d1e4/_K3A7134.jpg Journal - 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/7dc79bf8-5f2f-4bce-9de2-f5e271195d1f/_K3A7172.jpg Journal - 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/f8e31a06-7666-4387-887a-252bc54dbcdd/_K3A7211.JPG Journal - 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://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/traditional-fishing-in-south-africa monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/800dd647-8015-4a3f-91bc-b3cd646bb88a/tempImagen6gmtt.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/494e92b3-3e3d-4add-8833-dac3ad7573dd/_K3A8883.JPG Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6ea63858-8bb4-4d13-81a5-a18b7c52e686/_K3A8979.JPG Journal - 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. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ca6268f2-6bc8-493a-8425-d301192ae090/SAdams_Villa_Musica_2024-7.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/54511da1-d2b0-4116-b845-01fcd357d9f8/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-2684.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Jesus Cervantes, Violin. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/46990c22-6892-4143-8719-571ba7ca8657/SAdams_MusicaBlog_--3.jpg Journal - 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/da249b86-7dcd-4250-b356-4ec7637b2792/_E4A6178-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/a04bff97-ee9c-4cff-9fc5-3a6e11361dbf/SAdams_MusicaBlog_--2.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Andre Beller, Double Bass. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8262c9a7-b9f9-4be8-80c9-cb809a140eae/_E4A2121-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5be1beeb-4ab4-49de-b83e-6222081484e1/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-2734.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Jesus Cervantes, Violin. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/2c9de357-e52a-4b78-8403-c0553604c789/_E4A8786Jude.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Jude Weirmeir, Guitar. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/00567e46-d4c3-4e3b-84d9-cbd27c6a0653/_E4A1657-Edit-2.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/906d2b0b-58a7-4908-aaaf-6c24a6765fb3/_K3A6486-2.jpg Journal - 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/e0b3b678-4300-42eb-818b-fdc56de10ccb/_K3A6173.jpg Journal - 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/f55a4fd8-d424-426d-b09e-c6d8773138d8/_E4A8446.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Steve Willard, Guitar and Ukelele. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8b7ab363-c087-4f86-8971-3ab6bbc270d2/SAdams_MusicaBlog_--6.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Devin Burnworth, Trombone. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6cc0c381-3967-40f1-ac83-e338268ce3c1/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-9360.jpg Journal - 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/e7781c8e-84ce-4934-b03c-b46bbe3220f9/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-9312.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Zoey Jones, Piano and keyboard. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/fcae064f-1380-4807-83d7-1fa8f8b124e8/_E4A1160-Mike.jpg Journal - The Human Gesture: Creative Musician Portraits Honoring the Artists of Villa Musica - Make it stand out Mike, Percussion. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e8b33ffd-67bd-415d-892a-8b84922ee4f7/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-7308.jpg Journal - 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/eb08258f-3abf-41d3-ba91-b07c8f7daab0/_E4A5737-Clarissa.jpg Journal - 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/c3850a32-6ef1-4b40-bb58-ac66ed89306c/_K3A8125-Edit.jpg Journal - 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 Journal - 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://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/sangoma monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1727108114109-DYXIP5YPXQKBF6WZ3TJ4/_K3A9312-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Journal - 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/d4d0baad-21a8-4ef0-a2f4-d7e0ba128b86/_K3A7969.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/53837a19-9028-4b8c-9a63-4d3ab7b6c421/_K3A7980.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5b757f7e-e701-494b-a55f-db76f0791bb6/_K3A8622-Enhanced-NR.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3547bb1d-502c-4578-857f-3e9ec29e2a17/_K3A8706.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/88c45fb7-4836-45c7-97de-f142e8924f81/_K3A9160.jpg Journal - 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b746415f-f27c-44f0-9965-7b10264850a5/_K3A9438.jpg Journal - 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://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tibetan-culture-zanskar-valley monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3882cca8-ef61-4e7f-8d9b-c8e1df327202/_E4A0831.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/370e7d67-13c3-4658-969f-325201ba6dab/_E4A0953-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/15c8ed07-8c1d-4bdf-b453-ce2bb465f35c/_E4A2836.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/0a73cb2d-b64d-48f0-a0c5-b8af91628512/_E4A1398-Enhanced-NR-2-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1f32d49e-1ced-4600-a04b-fafe5ee66aeb/_E4A2900-Enhanced-NR.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4635a8c6-8dd6-4c29-af5e-939d4ac7f4fc/_E4A4295.jpg Journal - 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/56f51c8e-c8f2-4349-8e1c-215f0b15a7a4/Zanskari+harvest.jpeg Journal - 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/de769dca-157b-48fa-b0b7-f9978f063fe2/_E4A1102.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1b1c1081-7f85-448f-b84c-8c6e704c923f/_E4A5942-2-Enhanced-NR.jpg Journal - 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 Journal - 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://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 Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3f10c4b3-7d7d-493d-a685-0e3e02384ce0/_DMS9665.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/3b5ae7ef-b6e5-4c6f-85ba-3825ad5e5423/_DMS9430-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1c2f93c0-08fc-4272-b5b6-b1d2867ed3d1/_DMS6946-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/cc4208b4-eed4-4a27-b0b8-be59381ecb87/_DMS7277.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/10b0d9c2-cf47-448e-be8e-5a6435fc16ba/_DMS7030-Edit-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8404c2f5-3129-483e-b545-01a292355dda/_DMS7329-PRINT+FINAL.jpg Journal - 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/e9dcd418-e143-49dd-8fc9-374967af63b3/_DMS8049.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6090ab3e-a6f3-4fda-b1e1-2d63f024732b/_DMS8211-PRINT+FINAL.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/561ac97e-25a1-468b-8274-310d4dabe934/_DMS8396.jpg Journal - African Photography: Cultural Portraits of the Suri Tribe - Make it stand out A Donga (or Sagine) match requires great strength and skill. 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Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Myanmar 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f7b24b9c-fd9b-4e34-845a-aa1cce510ee3/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw1966.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700946987026-Y8TBLV15K4QSZQ0WY9MA/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2256.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/44fe233b-40ad-4111-8a3e-596f6fb4b341/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2522.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/39de4e03-9307-4114-b630-e0e9aaa8f08f/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw3399.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6a691418-4193-435d-9798-879e53c115ba/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2566-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/51873724-425d-40d3-bc2f-824e03bb732c/20190723Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0109-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700961051823-P6Z3T7S1483EG7HSX74S/20190723Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0385.jpg Journal - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700947925339-S674OIJFR4QO8SVW0E7I/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw1443.jpg Journal - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700973912270-DZR405N15F1RSVJK1ZRK/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0819.jpg Journal - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700962774001-U3PE365OKECYQKECYZMF/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2772.jpg Journal - Cultural Portraits in Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/40419614-8634-44c5-9283-0912a48f2ab4/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4167-Edit.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8e5b5913-17ef-47e0-ba3c-12cd43585431/20190726Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4930.jpg Journal - 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/a5b1cf1a-b79c-4e40-b377-cbf957fc46ab/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw3999.jpg Journal - 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 Journal - 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/tag/Myanmar monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/Music monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/humanity+photography monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/Portraits monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/South+Africa monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/cultural+traditions monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/Tibet monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/spirituality monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/tag/East+Africa monthly 0.5 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio/womens-health-photography monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1494ec9b-c060-475b-ba2e-05ec32bf6889/Mother+vaccination+India.jpeg Portfolio - Women's Health & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1739901044048-9RHF1UQ3LHY53QFJMY2X/_DMS8965-2.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737524671520-06TPJ6VOSO5FOAFD8ME1/_DMS9429.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737524817551-TUJVP6YQ4LEMSJ02S4RR/_DMS9446.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health & Maternal Care - Make it stand out First taste of solid food. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Bihar, India 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1433a25f-6b51-4eb6-9cde-6f22e7a33b50/_U8A3320-Edit-2.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health & Maternal Care - Make it stand out Women seeking medical care at Nadunget Health Centre in Moroto District, Uganda. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Uganda 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526059552-3DM8KZUZ9WTWQR5S2TPR/_DMS8430-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health & Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a5cb4b76-bd08-4bce-a21d-da4367c7004f/Baby+weighed+in+India.jpeg Portfolio - Women's Health & Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5dd449bc-7a4f-4790-a9a4-74c192c0a436/Bihar+Community.jpeg Portfolio - Women's Health & Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/78ed1f93-9b14-4d58-b75c-72c226291d08/_U8A5801-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health & Maternal Care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/cd3cf625-54de-42e4-9ac0-6a82ffa0026c/_DMS9480.jpg Portfolio - Women's Health & Maternal Care https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio/climate-resilience-photography monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/959744a3-e5a0-4c51-a534-cb15f1c4f547/_U8A1306.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience & 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737521154397-LI9VWL5I98U8W243ISJQ/_DMS0409-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience & 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/b4c62737-eecc-476b-a74e-6f50c4234edf/Ethiopia+Face+Wash.jpeg Portfolio - Climate Resilience & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737521166203-V2GMZYIS4CB0UYMXU5QW/_DMS0786.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737521179485-AGSA1KTSC4MD22M2MEXN/_DMS1142-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Climate Resilience & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/968bde8a-a787-485e-af05-c460b3727ffb/Borana+hereder.jpeg Portfolio - Climate Resilience & 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://www.stevenwadeadams.com/portfolio/global-health-photography monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/64af2b81-6138-43ad-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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/4465c1ad-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/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/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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5ff333a5-24bf-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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/96d64d42-2e98-4e61-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/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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526716546-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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1745694919816-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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/27dd588d-2443-4a14-b708-35d33d0ff4b2/_DMS5789.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526059552-3DM8KZUZ9WTWQR5S2TPR/_DMS8430-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5df6c6ba-ea07-47a8-a842-0c45d32937d7/_DMS5971-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526050731-AQCV00KE7PUKPFRQHOKK/_DMS6779.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526027669-IK9PWR37UBP07EJ0G0BH/_DMS5539-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526045556-IVRQ5T4BAJMW6GVAU4Z7/_DMS6260.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737526034085-FHM6T1WFRZEC4Y3QILI2/_DMS5879-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737599233071-R4DCG33J9K4USJVKSM14/_DMS8575-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737599190840-L21T7E5PQ1DFHJR3GKGV/_DMS6619.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525808524-TJT1OLQ74JBDE1H2VCI1/_DMS1551-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & 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 & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525808943-TIB9AYZ4HMF8I7WEY0S6/_DMS1401.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525814007-NRMPMZT7XH83QHIEZSB8/_DMS1720.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525821889-UADOA5QWR5EC4XAH3XQM/_DMS1853-Edit-2-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525829010-000PZDYGX391GKQ35E18/_DMS2154.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525825009-WIDNWC25Y6MLZ805ECP6/_DMS2026-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525830634-SA93S7URYW4UT1QEUN7S/_DMS2189.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525892400-HPOGS3UIMGXQ41E81U7N/_DMS2330-Edit-2.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1737525903674-L04O5HVJ1OL92174RTT6/_DMS2865-Edit-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d3d19867-0026-42f6-bf1b-81e627ef8cb1/_U8A4528-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & 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/af22eae3-b5ea-48a3-9f77-e29854e8a6a0/_DMS8418.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/49eb7966-70c7-4ab1-9e5b-b75640ce88d9/_U8A5158-Edit.jpg Portfolio - Women's Economic Empowerment & Leadership - Make it stand out Small business entrepreneur in Bihar caring for her chickens. 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