the julie project

joseysbride

This story and these images are completely captivating to me.  As a photographer myself, I know the connection you can feel with those you are photographing and I cannot even wrap my mind around what it would be like to document someone's life this way; to spend that many years with them.

Anyway, if you have some time to kill today, this will keep you interested for awhile.  I will warn you that some of the images are pretty graphic and, to some, probably disturbing.

darcypadilla.com/thejulieproject/intro.html

BubblyToes

I've seen this before. It is so heartbreaking. I was sobbing at the end of it. But it was beautifully done. Hopefully it will help to raise awareness about how serious of a problem HIV/AIDS is in this country.

joseysbride

BubblyToes:

I've seen this before. It is so heartbreaking. I was sobbing at the end of it. But it was beautifully done. Hopefully it will help to raise awareness about how serious of a problem HIV/AIDS is in this country.

Also that there are people living here in complete poverty.  Looking at the photos, I would have thought the time line was years and years earlier; definitely not the 1990's and 2000's.

BubblyToes

Oh yeah, definitely the poverty as well. It is unbelievable that in a country like this one, people are living like that. It sucks.

docmay25

Wow...those pictures are so powerful. The story is so sad. 

KrisBriMcBunny

very powerful photo documentary.  Thanks for sharing.

I'm amazed that this country is will to spend millions & billions helping other countries but wont spend nearly that much helping their own people.

mollynpatrick

Holy sh!t that was sad. Thanks for sharing.

peekaboo716

Incredible. What an amazing story. TFS.

justEK

mollynpatrick:

Holy sh!t that was sad. Thanks for sharing.

My thoughts exactly.

This line is killing me.

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