the faces of masi.

life in the townships is hard.

there's no doubt about it.

but when you look into the people's faces, you find...

strength

beauty

color

and most importantly...

hope.

i was fortunate enough to capture just small flashes of it.

"People ask me, 'Doesn't it paralyze you to walk so closely and intimately with suffering?'

'No,' I tell them.

'If I've learned anything from my time in Africa, it's that though the suffering is overwhelming, so too is the hope.'"

-Jena Lee from Hope in the Dark