by Jaron | Aug 6, 2014 | India, Travel
This was possibly the most fun I’ve ever had as a photographer. I don’t know that there is a more perfect place for street photography than Chandni Chowk, one of India’s largest and most certainly well known Bazaar’s. People EVERYWHERE. Rickshaws, food, spices, clothes, cards, glasses, bikes, parts, religions, wealth, poverty. You can find almost ANYTHING in Chandni Chowk. As we didn’t think it wise for me to just walk around with my camera in such a crowded place, we decided to take a rickshaw ride (Bicycle drawn cart) through the massive bazaar just after a rain. It felt like a video game of sorts as we sped by shops and people at a rapid pace. I would have one chance at a shot of anything at I saw. Only one chance. Many images ended up out of focus or terribly composed, but as I got adjusted I think I got some real gems. This was probably the only way this white boy with a camera could have caught anyone in the Bazaar off guard enough to get natural shots of life in India. Enjoy!
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by Jaron | Aug 5, 2014 | India, Travel
Flash back to New Delhi in 1989. A small child from the slums knocks on the door of Dr. Jebasingh, not knowing that God had led her there to be the beginning of something huge. God used that child to awaken a calling within Ananthi. After a year of many children from the slums coming to Dr. Jebasingh desiring to be taught, she began her mission in a small garage. By the next year, 1991, the school had grown to over 600 children and had to be moved into meeting at a toilet complex in the slums. In 1998 God led some unsuspecting American’s into the slums to find the Good Samaritan School working daily to feed, teach and love an astounding number of children, and forever bound their hearts to the work that was being done here. As of the last 4 years, God has blessed the work with an amazing facility (plus another smaller facility in the slums), and already has it busting at the seams with over 2,000 children!
I don’t know that I have ever seen a more incredible and worthwhile ministry. Through Ananthi’s original willingness to answer God’s call, these unbearably poor children are given some medical care, food, a quality english medium education, and above all else, HOPE. They learn science, english, reading, computers, math, social studies, and of course about the ONLY God who could possibly make all of this happen. I encourage anyone who is interested in helping with this school to check out their website below for more information about the school and about sponsoring a child so that even MORE children can experience God’s grace in possibly the most tangible and practical way I have ever seen!
http://www.friendsofthegoodsamaritans.org/sponsor.htm
As an added bonus, I was gifted with the opportunity to teach a class on photography while I was at the school. After one period of teaching, the students actually said they wanted to continue for another period! Maybe I’m not as bad a teacher as I thought 🙂 These very enthusiastic young men in the class below requested a special photo of them to be taken as well. Who am I to deny them that privilege!
by Jaron | Aug 2, 2014 | India, Travel
An incredible work is being done in India. Lives are being changed drastically. Children are being given a way out of the slums and a chance at hope and a future. What is this work that has caused all of these mind-blowing smiles and countless more? Come back next time to see 🙂 My next blog post will feature the primary WOMAN whom God has chosen to be his hands in a remarkable way here in New Delhi!
by Jaron | Jul 29, 2014 | India
…And so it begins, for most of us. I, Jaron (left), leave today for an incredible spiritual and photographic journey into India and am kind of freaking out about it. Matt and Jenny (middle), leave next week to meet me there to begin the process of bringing Remix Education to the children of India (www.remixeducation.com). Then there is Curt. Oh Curt. Curt’s visa has been denied a couple times, and has a very uncertain future ahead of him. He remains unfazed and hopes to join us in India as soon as possible. Thank you all for joining us on this journey, and all your help in getting us this far! Please be in prayer for Curt, the children of India, and for all that might be accomplished on this crazy trip. I hope you all enjoy the photos that will populate this blog in the next few weeks and beyond. Check back regularly for all the exciting updates!
ONWARD!
by Jaron | Jul 27, 2014 | Engagement, Weddings
Getting to hang out with a couple a year after their wedding is such a treat. I love seeing how their relationships have grown and evolved over the year. Of course, when they suggested that this Lexington Kentucky photographer come shoot at the awesome Coney Island in Cincinnatti I was all aboard! Me and drew were both a little nervous about this ferris wheel, but it turned out incredible 🙂
