Ian Sale, Avo mane (October theme: Family)

This is a photo from a time when I visited Timor Leste as a medical volunteer. This elderly man is carrying his grand-daughter. Her mother was ill and receiving treatment. This grandfather (avo mane) was from a remote area, and seemed lost and bewildered, but his obvious love for his grandchild formed an anchor in a difficult time for him. This image is one I find haunting, representing on many levels some of the suffering experienced in this neighbouring country. Taken with an iPhone, with his permission.

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