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Larry Louie
Canada
Nominee
"Living in the Garbage Dumps of Tondos"
This area in Tondos semi-permanent housing used to be an area of government sponsor livelihood projects for the poor. As projects was abandoned, the area became homes for the poor with no govt help.
Biography: International award winning photographer Dr. Larry Louie is an optometrist in Canada and also a travel & humanitarian documentary photographer. On his travels, he is exploring the lives of remote indigenous people, documenting social issues and ultimately seeking to adjust people's view of the world. Over the last couple of years, Larry has used his photography as a platform to highlight the work of different charities around the world. He hopes his photographs will be able to tell the stories and make a difference, and to reveal light that is found in the darkest of places.
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