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Celebrating the power of photography – The Lesotho Photo Project

Working alongside Sentebale, the Lesotho Photo Project developed from an idea to bring photography to the vulnerable children of Lesotho, through the medium of workshops, lessons and classes ran by Getty Images photographer, Chris Jackson, using Fujifilm instax cameras and instant film. Chris tells us about how the project got started. “For the last eight years or so I’ve been regularly travelling out to the remote South African Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho to document the work of Sentabale, a Charity that was founded over 10 years ago by Prince Harry alongside Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. “Sentebale simply means ‘forget me not’ in the the local Sesotho language. The charity focuses its work on the vulnerable children of what can be a harsh and unforgiving country – Lesotho has been ravaged by HIV/ AIDS, suffering from the second highest rate in the world. This has left an orphaned generation in desperate need of support, education and medicine.” “Documenting numerous visits by Prince Harry over the years has been a real privilege. I’ve also spent time capturing …