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photogenX.net Goes Online! |
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Written by Joel William Rogers
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 20:56 |
World class photography meets justice issues, meets Resonate Arts & Media! Resonate A&M is proud to announce the launch of the all new photogenX.net and photogenX.net/sexandmoney subdomain. photogenX is a ministry of Youth With a Mission based in Kona, Hawaii that trains photographers as they circle the globe using photography to battle issues like infanticide, gender based issues and human trafficking.
"Sex and Money: a global search for human worth" is their latest book which is soon becoming a documentary style film focusing on the plague of Sex trafficking in the US and beyond.
In 2007, a group of college students with photogenX—a non-profit organization that uses photography and other media to raise awareness about social injustice—embarked on a journey through 20 nations on every inhabitable continent to document the diversity of the global population. At the outset, their experiences were very different, even random. However, soon a common thread of human suffering emerged as their travels exposed them to a dark, little discussed side of humanity—hundreds of thousands of children being bought and sold for pocket change to satisfy men’s sexual pleasures.
Upon returning to the United States the students produced a book called Sex + Money: A Global Search for Human Worth. This collection of photographs and stories explores the realities of human trafficking and offers readers a global perspective on the consequences of abusing two of the most powerful forces in the world—sex and money. Despite this achievement, little did the students realize their journey was only just beginning…
While researching to write their book, the students were shocked to discover that the same injustice was happening on their own soil. Across America, thousands of children are bought and sold for sex each day. Meanwhile, most Americans are completely oblivious to this staggering truth. As a result, what started as a global search for human worth became a national search for human worth. Read more...
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 21:24 |