The Equestrian, St. Petersburg, Russia While performing outdoors (in the rain!) at a castle in St. Petersburg, the choir had a chance to roam the grounds and
gardens. A horse-jumping contest was going on and I
photographed this young lady. She went on to take
first place, even though she was younger than most of
her competitors.
The Bucher’s Son, Public Market in Urubamba,
Peru Proudly showing off his dad‟s fine pig, we had
to turn him down as Karen‟s purse wasn‟t big enough
to carry it.
Cluster D
Young Girl, Helsinki, Finland Seen while walking
through a park.
My Friend the Sloth, A Ribereños’ home in the
Amazon River Basis, Peru While boating to a spot
to catch piranha for dinner, we saw three kids standing
on the river bank watching us. We pulled over to talk,
and the oldest shared her pet three-toed sloth with us.
We passed it around and gave it some loving. It didn‟t
seem too impressed!
The Deer Dancer, The Tehueco Indian Reservation
outside El Fuerte, Mexico Trying hard to follow in
the footsteps of his father, this boy is very serious
about performing the story of the deer in a traditional
dance.
Meat for Dinner, On the way to Las Delicias, Nicaragua This young man has caught a couple of iguanas
and his family will have meat for dinner. A cottage
industry being developed for stay-at-home women is
the raising of iguanas, considered a delicacy.
A Tarajumara Girl, A village in the Sierra Tarajumara, Mexico This girl is waiting with her mom for a
ride into town.
“Ribereños Children, Napo River, Amazon River
Basin, Peru While their older sister talks on another
side of the boat and shows off her pet sloth, these two
chat with a retired school teacher. They are called
“Ribereños” as their mixed heritage families lead simple
lives on the river bank, exposed to interaction and intermarriage with the many people travelling the river.
A presentation of the
First United Methodist Church
Creative Arts Ministry
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Maasai Girls at Home, A Maasai boma in Tanzania, East
Africa These girls gathered together inside the acacia thorn
stockade of their boma, a cluster of houses with a pen for the
cattle in the center.
Cluster E
.Peek-A-Boo! A Maasai boma in Tanzania, East Africa
From the security of her mother‟s chest, a baby peeks out.
The mother was showing Karen how to make a Maasai neck
piece.
Jesus Loves the
Little Children
Ahka Baby, Rural village in Northern Thailand Sleeping
soundly, snug and secure among the hustle and bustle of the
tourist trade, this Ahka baby is from one of the many hill
tribes of Northern Thailand, Myanmar and Laos.
Maasai Warrior in Training, A Maasai boma, Tanzania
Maasai warriors carry a spear in one hand and a “snake
stick” in the other. He‟s ready in case he is called on!
Monks Helpers, Tachilek, Myanmar These youngsters,
on their way to work, have chosen to help the adult monks,
probably in the hope that they too will be monks when they
are older.
Tarajumara Kids, Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon),
Divisadero, Mexico The Copper Canyon‟s traditional inhabitants are the Tarahumara. With no official census, the
population of the Tarahumara people probably ranges between 35,000 to 70,000. These two live down in the canyon
and came up to see their mother, who is selling souvenirs to
the tourists.
Bag Girl, Angkor Wat, Cambodia Sitting at the base of
the central tower in the hot afternoon sun, this girl helps her
family by collecting and selling recyclables.
Norm Hardin can be reached at: nmhardin@aol.com
A photographic study of children seen
during the travels of Norm & Karen Hardin
Jesus Loves the little children
Welcome to this exhibit featuring children seen during the
travels of Norm and Karen Hardin. For years Norm has posted
his photos of our church kids during events such as the Easter
egg hunts, plays, and Vacation Bible School. Now enjoy his
photos of other kids around the world. No matter what they
look like or how they dress, Jesus loves the little children.
Cluster A
Yagua Indians, Amazon River Basin, Peru These
two brothers and their sister are the from the indigenous tribe of the area, the Yaguas. They are in traditional dress, with the boys in grass skirts and the girl
in a red cotton skirt. Unlike many American kids,
their bellies aren‟t big because of the fast food industry, but rather because of parasites.
Two Babies, Old Pisac, Peru On the climb to the
original ancient city of Pisac, this mother uses her
baby daughter and a baby sheep in the hope of making a dollar or two off of folks like me. It works!
They are dressed in traditional Andes clothes, including the brown hat that shows she is from Pisac and
the fresh trumpet flowers in the hat band.
The Onion Boy, Urubamba, Peru In the central
market of the town of Urubamba, this boy proudly
shows off the onions that his dad probably grew and
his mom is selling.
Neighborhood Buddies, Siem Reap, Cambodia
One evening as we were walking a dirt back street in
a residential area outside Siem Reap, Cambodia, we
met these four happy kids out enjoying the cool evening. Being poor doesn‟t mean you lead a sad life!
Inquisitive, Sacusari Village, Amazon River Basin, Peru The kids were fascinated as I took their
photos and showed them on the back of the digital
camera.
Remember “Where’s Waldo?” looking for Waldo among the
people in the pictures? Now you can play it too! Where’s Larry?
Somewhere in one of the photos is Larry Schmidt, one of the
ushers at the 9:30 Sunday service. See if you can spot him.
Want Mine? An Ahka village, Northern Thailand The
daughter of an Ahka woman offers her yarn doll at a table of
handicrafts her mother is selling.
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Tarajumara Baby, Sierra Tarajumara, Mexico Wearing a
cap in a traditional Tarajumara style, this baby was just kicking
back with her mom.
Cluster B
Nothing Like a Good Book, Ollantaytambo, Peru Sitting
with her mother on a cobbled street outside a store, she was
engrossed in her book before I swung the camera her way
The Look, A Maasai boma in Tanzania Soon to be a Maasai
warrior, this young man practices his ferocious stare. He
wouldn‟t do that to his mom or dad, but tourists are another
thing!
Studying, Tan Le Sap, Cambodia Blessed by the ability to
be in school, studies are taken seriously. This girl is lost in her
book while her mother paddles. The students of Tan Le Sap
(Sap means lake) attend a floating school that adjusts to the
changing water level of the lake.
I Want to go to School Too!, A Quechua village in the Andes
Mountains, Peru Disappointed because he wasn‟t yet old
enough to go to school, this boy shows his frustration.
Young Helpers, San Pedro, Nicaragua Eager to help, these
boys met us on the trail to the place we stored our tools overnight. We were on a mission to build a school which, after it
was finished, would be their school.
Our Scorpion, San Pedro, Nicaragua The boys of the
„hood show off their scorpion, caught where we were digging the foundation for a school on a mission trip for Seeds
of Learning.
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Tehueco Girl, The Tehueco Indian Reservation outside
El Fuerte, Mexico Shy with a camera pointing her direction, this girl is outside the house of her grandmother who
is putting on a tortilla-making demonstration.
Cluster C
Tarajumara Boy, a Tarajumara village, Mexico This
boy plays with his hand-built truck outside the cave dwelling of his parents.
Hill Tribe Girls, Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand Two
sisters don their traditional best dress to make an extra dollar of two for their family by being photographed. It
works!
Don’t You Touch Me! A village in the Sierra Tarajumara, Mexico She is obviously not pleased having to sit
outside while folks go through her parent‟s house to
glimpse the life-style of the Tarajumara Indians of Northern Mexico.
Fun in the Fountain, Helsinki, Finland While visiting
the park where we would later perform a concert, I saw this
boy cooling off, playing in the fountain.