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T he first honor, tribute and, my humble gratitude must go to the most significant teachers of my life: the many extraordinary people I have met and photographed around the world whose faces adorn the pages of this book, my image collections and beyond. Your gracious gifts in shared life moments, friendship, and profound trust for communicating your stories have touched my heart and soul with the most sacred honor of my life. To the NGOs and grassroots humanitarian projects with whom many of the images in this book were made: Soft Power Health, Dr. Jessie Stone, ReachOut, Connect Africa Foundation, Dr. Lynn S. Auerbach, Kalule Charles, Uganda Youth Development Link, Action for Youth Development, Rotary International of Kampala, and Empowerment International, your profound dedication to making a difference in the world will forever be my greatest inspiration!

To all of our readers and workshop friends, thank you for your continued support. It is your interests and passion as fellow photography aficionados that has made this book what it is today. I am grateful for all I have learned from those that I have been fortunate enough to know. I would also like to thank the special people in my life who gave me the support and encouragement to make this book: the entire Alsheimer family especially my

Leslie Alsheimer

mom, Nancy Alsheimer, Kelly, Colin, Quinn, Connor, Sam and Gracen for being my supermodels, Bryan and Alex Hughes for your initiation efforts, extraordinary expertise and magnanimous dedication, and to Jamie Baldonado who is, and will forever be, my superhero!

Lastly, in loving memory of my father, Col. Robert Alsheimer, a master translator of anything complex. It is some of your gifted ability to simplify and infinite curiosity that led me to become an author and educator. And to my dog Chucho, who graced my life with 15 years by my side down rivers, through snow, up mountains, and at my feet for almost every page of this book. I will miss and love you both always!

Leslie Alsheimer

T ogether, we would both like to thank all of our friends at Focal Press, especially to Lisa Jones, Ben Denne, Valerie Geary, and our copy-editor Emily Crawford without whom this book would not have been possible. Above and beyond the call of duty, you have each been extraordinarily helpful, patient and made the process so much more fun!

Leslie & Bryan

Leslie Alsheimer

Bryan O'Neil Hughes

F irst and foremost, I'd like to thank my lovely wife Alex, I couldn't do half of what I do without her support and understanding. Again, I'd like to salute everyone found in the credits of the Adobe applications discussed within this text, I'm privileged to work with all of you. On a sad note, I'd like to remember and acknowledge Marcus Riess a friend, colleague, loving father and husband we all miss you. To Leslie, my co-author, thank you for keeping the bar so high and giving this your all you continue to impress me with your unique eye and teaching style. Lastly, to my unborn son, I hope you find this world as full of beauty as I do.