Photos That Changed My Life: 6

September 19, 2007

This image changed my life, but not as much as it changed the lives of at least seven child-slaves in Ghana.

This is the photograph from the New York Times that spurred a hair-dresser from Missouri to rescue them. The same photo galvanized Oprah’s small army of assistants and “people” to do the same.

Roughly ten square inches of newsprint covered with small dots of ink of varying size and shades of gray resulted in the release of at least seven human beings from bondage and servitude. Seven lives, created in the image of God, were rescued, because of a single picture.

I don’t think any further explanation is necessary.

Category Posted in Africa, Life, PTCML, Photojournalism