Children's pictures

This picture is by Fadi Mareh. It's from a series when young children from Palestine and Israel took pictures of their daily lives, and shared them with one another. Simple idea, and more people are trying it out. The idea that children can learn to understand each other by taking pictures of their worlds is a really powerful one. There is a sense that through really understanding something we can get to know who we are and where we stand with respect to one another. Photos seem to be a good way to do this because we all have a different vocabulary and way of expressing ourselves that is changed by our background. Words don't always work in helping people understand eachother, particularly children?

P.S. I handed in my thesis last night. Thank you so much for praying for me. I'll let you know if it makes it through.