2010 was a memorable year for Seth Rubin Photography, most notably for it’s exciting and moving two month trip to Kenya to kick off the year. And now I’m happy to announce that just prior to the New Year, we hung the first associated exhibit in DC! Just across from the White House’s Lafayette Park, the framed photos now hang in the classy tea shop and cafe, Teaism. The warmth and vibrancy of the Kenyan people and their magical land shines in the drab winter months of this distant city . . . and all the while, just across the street from our president of Kenyan descent. (And with any luck, President Obama will join us and buy up a print!) The photographs were chosen to appeal to a wide audience, showcasing the world famous Maasai tribe, Kenya’s beautiful Maasai Mara wildlife, and stretching out to the stunning and strong portraits of the women of the Salgaa HIV/AIDS support groups.

25% of the sales profits will go directly back to supporting the healthcare programs I was introduced to in central and southern Kenya though the NGO ICROSS (International Community for the Relief of Starvation and Suffering). For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or ICROSS directly.

ICROSS has been operating in East Africa for over 25 years, offering a wide-range of healthcare and sustainability programs to the various tribal and impoverished communities. They uniquely work with the resources, capabilities and capacities of poor marginalized communities seeking to strengthen their capacity to improve their own health and livelihoods through the rights based approaches of participation, inclusion and community empowerment processes. Over my two months of documenting their various and diverse projects, I learned of their hugely valuable [free] healthcare clinics for the Maasai, their home-based HIV/AIDS support, their research and teaching of the solar disinfection of water, and much more.

For the blog coverage of my time in Kenya, please view the Feb – Mar 2010 entries or choose Volunteering / Aid Work from the Categories above.

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And now showing through 28 February 2011 at . . .

TEAISM
at Lafayette Park
800 Connecticut Avenue NW (corner of H St & Connecticut), Washington, DC
202-835-2233
Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm (<< please note the limited business district weekday hours)

(I recommend the fitting Star of Africa tea and naan with mango chutney . . . delicious!)

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Please help spread the word, especially for those of you in, or with friends in, the DC area! And for those of you who are unable to make the exhibit, we’re now offering until 28 Feb, 10% off all Kenya (and Cape Verde) prints in addition to honoring the very same 25% donations back to these valuable programs! Go check Feb – Mar 2010 now for your favorite photo and let’s get it printed up! Please contact me at seth@shrubin.com for fine art print pricing.

Thank you for reading and in advance for getting out to Teaism or placing an online order to help these wonderfully warm, though sadly less fortunate people.

Cheers
Seth

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