https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-05-20 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/sangoma monthly 0.5 2026-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1727108114109-DYXIP5YPXQKBF6WZ3TJ4/_K3A9312-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Journal - Sangoma - 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 - Sangoma - 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 - Sangoma - 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 - Sangoma - 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 - Sangoma - 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 - Sangoma - 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 - Sangoma - 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/cultural-portraits-kayah-karenni monthly 0.5 2026-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f7b24b9c-fd9b-4e34-845a-aa1cce510ee3/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw1966.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar Singing and playing traditional Kayan welcome song when I visited her home outside of Loikaw. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700946987026-Y8TBLV15K4QSZQ0WY9MA/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2256.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Kayan Lahwi woman at her home in Myanmar. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/44fe233b-40ad-4111-8a3e-596f6fb4b341/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2522.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Kayah woman demonstrates how she sleeps with her brass neck rings. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/39de4e03-9307-4114-b630-e0e9aaa8f08f/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw3399.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Skin bruising beneath brass neck coils on a Kayan Lahwi woman in Myanmar. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/6a691418-4193-435d-9798-879e53c115ba/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2566-Edit.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - 85 year-old matriarch who “came down from the mountains” as a young girl. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/51873724-425d-40d3-bc2f-824e03bb732c/20190723Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0109-Edit.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Kayah woman in traditional clothing, Loikow, Myanmar ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/9b873a95-f652-42df-93ca-e751764ba2b4/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw1371.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar Portrait of Kayah woman near Loikow, Myanmar in traditional clothing and jewelry. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700961051823-P6Z3T7S1483EG7HSX74S/20190723Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0385.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Kayah woman with traditional instrument, Myanmar. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700973912270-DZR405N15F1RSVJK1ZRK/20190724Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw0819.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Kayah animist ceremonial grounds, Kayah State, Myanmar. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700962774001-U3PE365OKECYQKECYZMF/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw2772.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out A Catholic Jubilee Monument erected in 2000. It references dates of 1858 and 1910, demonstrating the long history of catholicism in this area. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1033a48b-795e-40f8-8b7c-cc77baf53feb/20190726Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4901.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Remote Kayaw village in Kayah State, Myanmar. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8e5b5913-17ef-47e0-ba3c-12cd43585431/20190726Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4930.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Portrait of Kayaw woman with traditional clothing and jewelry. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ff5248a0-fc27-48ff-8aaa-01aafdfcf4c8/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4260.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out Resident of Htay Khoe village with her pig. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/40419614-8634-44c5-9283-0912a48f2ab4/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw4167-Edit.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Inside the home of a Kayaw woman with her baby and dog. Htay Khoe village, Myanmar. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/0b71b7d9-5385-4308-8c2f-971da2cdf146/20190725Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw3945.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Make it stand out The Catholic Church has been in remote Htay Kho for more than a century. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/be6412eb-8074-4c02-9226-e8b8388b197a/20190727Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw6176.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Portrait of Lisu elder, Kayah State, Myanmar ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/58a36891-d05d-4cd5-9bae-fefd2b9d4314/20190726Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw5719-Edit-2.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Portrait of Lisu woman, Kayah State, Myanmar ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1700961435579-M5NXWNDPMPBCYFBV6ZMQ/20190727Adams-Myanmar-Loikaw6307-Edit.jpg Journal - Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar - Portrait of Lisu girl, Kayah State, Myanmar ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/d2ffada0-828f-4235-ad69-81eec743b6eb/image-asset.jpg Journal - 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. ©Steven Wade Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/0b0bf927-920e-4a32-ab18-836e95ea2e3d/Harversting+Rice+Under+Silver+Pagoda_StevenWadeAdams2019.jpg Journal - 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. ©Steven Wade Adams https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/origins-of-human-spirituality-and-creativity monthly 0.5 2026-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/f684ec92-cf7f-471d-a3d1-d9c858d3f505/_E4A2804.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/f24e212c-b0af-405d-b1a3-c9b504cf4316/_K3A0255.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/d262e0ae-00bb-4eaf-9824-94efc52b6b8c/_E4A2787.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/44d77389-8b6c-493f-b143-64d0b1554d20/_K3A7579.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/aea1a283-5bee-4bf8-bee2-d9a7b56da022/20220629-Adams-Angola-Ovahimba1043.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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 - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/df67976c-9670-4ff3-82a2-def93b9e67f8/20220626-Adams-Angola-Ovakuvale1433.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - Make it stand out Shamanic healing ritual in western Angola. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Angola 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5069812b-0544-4121-9e5e-f7248e70a7ae/_K3A7538.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/c27cc598-968a-4df2-900b-8ee7110af5f3/_E4A9582.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/8d8e2139-ef75-4b91-ad76-bb7588ffbfb5/SAdams_MusicaBlog_-9969.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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/c93036e1-0c31-457e-899d-ec7f94ddd266/_E4A0022.jpg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - 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. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, South Africa 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/0e144017-4e1a-48fd-b8b8-87acaae5a4bf/Angola+Dance.jpeg Journal - The Origins of Human Spirituality: What I Learned at Mkhuzweni Rock - Make it stand out Music and dancing is a universal and uniquely human activity. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Angola, 2022 https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/african-photography-suri-tribe monthly 0.5 2026-05-20 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. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1db1886a-b25d-474d-8cbb-b0059876f19b/_DMS8499.jpg Journal - 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://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/lalibela-rock-churches-ethiopia monthly 0.5 2026-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/804d6bcc-757f-494a-b0a1-45cc1166219a/_DMS4624-Edit-Edit.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out Midnight mass at St Marys in Lalibella. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a1fa9d1d-7811-45d2-906e-84ac0ae88bce/_DMS4846.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out Sacred manuscript, Lalibela. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/b59371b9-9013-474a-805c-bfaec29f4e70/_DMS2541.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out The Devout, Lalibela. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/7603165e-9495-4c22-aa81-caee2542e616/_DMS0960-Edit.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out Mass at St. Marys, Lalibela ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/78be07e2-6280-44d1-8b79-479d6cd66846/_DMS3765.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out The faithful in Lalibela, Ethiopia. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/625ce974-7cb2-4aa0-8268-d86ed4e8253d/_DMS3086.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out Across the top of Bete Giyorgis (Church of St. George). ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/af752687-c075-4205-b6c3-cd3b3bb56455/_DMS1431.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out Homage to a place built by angels ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/44129a5b-0fdb-4d98-b289-41805ebc9b04/_DMS0699.jpg Journal - Presence - Make it stand out Pilgrims in prayer, Lalibela. ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia https://www.stevenwadeadams.com/blog/the-nuer-portraits-cultural-legacy monthly 0.5 2026-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/ffea557a-86e3-48bf-93f2-b8a82feb4944/_DMS5493.jpg Journal - Documenting The Nuer: An Unexpected Story of Portraits, Refuge, and Cultural Legacy - Make it stand out A group of Nuer youth. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia. 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/a5df3ac4-88ff-4387-a644-b7412784ec6e/_DMS5823.jpg Journal - Documenting The Nuer: An Unexpected Story of Portraits, Refuge, and Cultural Legacy - Make it stand out Young Nuer boys bathing near their village. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia. 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/1504780f-47a7-4f06-b988-5b6995bb9ab8/_DMS5133-Edit-Edit.jpg Journal - Documenting The Nuer: An Unexpected Story of Portraits, Refuge, and Cultural Legacy Nuer women and girls grind grain for part of their traditional food staple. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia. 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/e46439b4-a631-4745-9024-79fda9f65a07/_DMS4549-FINAL+24x26-2-2.jpg Journal - Documenting The Nuer: An Unexpected Story of Portraits, Refuge, and Cultural Legacy - Make it stand out Sunset at a Neur Village. Photograph: ©Steven Wade Adams, Ethiopia. 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/46030a95-5434-4069-8a84-601a88be249b/_DMS4894-PRINT+FINAL.jpg Journal - Documenting The Nuer: An Unexpected Story of Portraits, Refuge, and Cultural Legacy - Make it stand out Life in a Nuer village is focused on the care of their cattle. 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/legacy-of-south-africa-apartheid monthly 0.5 2026-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/80072fd4-aee3-4574-a2a7-6ffb4bc653d0/_K3A7048.JPG Journal - 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/e48239bc-c4f2-424a-8d53-0802df135ae6/tempImageND38H1.jpg Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/5016ef24-edae-4998-8093-80fea80b9927/IMG_0789.jpeg Journal - 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/a9405baa-24ae-4411-82c8-4a62983f4a09/_K3A7176.JPG Journal - 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/v1/652f6469be21e6017b60c1a1/974a455b-3b8d-4743-b2b6-afc8f7908364/_K3A7114-Edit-Edit.JPG Journal - 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 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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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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