Photo 35: Girls of Light and Love School

These two little girls are students of the Light and Love School in Madagascar. Aside from attending classes, they also participate in activities and fellowships organized by the church. Once we met each other, we were no longer strangers. They even asked me to take pictures of them. Do you enjoy seeing how they smiled and posed in the photo? They no longer despised themselves like before, but can now live with joy and confidence together.

​這兩個小妺妹是馬逹加斯加光愛的學生，課餘參加敎會的活動和聚會，見到面，已沒有陌生感，還主動要我替她們拍照。你可欣賞她們的「甫士」？多寶貴她們有的一份自信，不再是自慚形穢的躲在一旁。

​- Violin

​Girls of Light and Love School.  Photo by Violin Chan. Madagascar, 2012

Photo 34: Capturing Funny Faces

When we cannot communicate with words, we rely on our facial expressions and hand gestures. Without saying a word, he noticed me raising my camera. Just as I press the shutter, he made a funny face to joke with me. And just before he could make another funny face, I was fast enough to catch him off guard and took a photo of his straight face. After finished walking down the street in Antananarivo, Madagascar, I felt like I had just made many friends, though it was the first time ever seeing them.

不會法語，也不懂土話，與路邊的小販，只是手勢丶表情的溝通。沒有跟這大叔說一句話，他看我的樣子並手上的相機，知道我把鏡頭對著他，就在我要按下快門的時候，裝作這個樣子，跟我開玩笑，我也把握機會，在他沒有趕得及扮第二個滑稽瞼時，把他正正經經的收入鏡頭。這樣從街頭走到街尾，好像見過很多朋友似的。

- Violin

Photo by Violin Chan. Madagascar, 2012.

Photo by Violin Chan. Madagascar, 2012.

Photo 33: Street Vendors in Antananarivo

Street vendors are selling all sorts of fruits and vegetables along the streets and alleys in Antananarivo, Madagascar. They are all small business owners, selling very limited variety and amount of food per day. Nevertheless, they still make enough income to provide for their own basic living. Comparatively, they are much better off than those who are jobless or need to search for food in the dumpsters, which are quite common in the poverty-stricken city. 

馬島首都大街小巷都是擺賣的小販，賣水果、蔬菜、各樣食品，每檔口貨品種類不多，都是小本經營，也許每天賺的僅可糊口，但總算有點收入，勝過街頭遊蕩或垃圾堆找食物。

- Violin