Jaguares group - family work

This is some more work from the Jaguares group about their families. I'd say more but I'll let the images speak for themselves. Feel free to leave comments as I will pass them along to each student.

Edwin Lobo - 19 years old


Edwin Lobo - 19 years old


Edwin Lobo - 19 years old


Wendy Lobo - 15 years old


Jessica Chavez - 15 years old


Jessica Chavez - 15 years old


Marlon Dominguez - 15 years old


Marlon Dominguez - 15 years old


Orlin Murillo - 19 years old


Riccy Mencias - 15 years old


Riccy Mencias - 15 years old


Riccy Mencias - 15 years old


Franklin Rivera - 14 years old


David Chavez - 14 years old


David Chavez - 14 years old

Self Portraits - Auto Retratos

These are some of the self-portraits taken by the Jaguares (oldest group in Guaruma from 14 to 19 years old). They have been starting photojournalism this semester after only shooting nature photography in the past. I started them on self-portraits, then they started to document their families and now are branching out into their community. I had them write about each one of these subjects before and after they took photos to reinforce things. My inspiration for this project was Wendy Ewald's book, "I wanna take me a picture."

Welcome to Guaruma, these are our eyes... now let them open yours.


David Chavez - 14 years old


Edwin Lobo - 19 years old


Edwin Lobo - 19 years old


Edwin Lobo - 19 years old


Franklin Rivera - 14 years old


Franklin Rivera - 14 years old


Jessica Chavez - 15 years old


Jessica Chavez - 15 years old


Marlon Dominguez - 15 years old


Orlin Murillo - 19 years old


Orlin Murillo - 19 years old


Juan Velasquez - 18 years old


Riccy Mencias - 15 years old


Riccy Mencias - 15 years old


Wendy Lobo - 15 years old


Wendy Lobo - 15 years old

Guaruma Photography

Hello from Guaruma Photography.

Guaruma is located in the Cangrejal River watershed in northern Honduras, Central America. We are a non-profit, non-religious, non-governmental organization with two after school programs in Las Mangas and El Pital. Each school has 30 students from ages 8 to 18 that receive classes in photography, environmental science, computers and English. The Cangrejal River watershed climbs into the Nombre de Dios mountains, on the edge of Pico Bonito National Park, located on the north coast of Honduras near the city of La Ceiba. This watershed is lined with several rural communities that offer white-water rafting, hiking, swimming holes, waterfalls, accomadations, restaurants and local artisans.


I will be posting photos from a variety of our young photographers. All of these images are created with donated point and shoot digital cameras.

For purchase of photos, donations and more information head to www.guaruma.org

The above image is the cover of our upcoming 2009 Calendar which sells for only $10




Environmental Science instructor Mario Mejia with the Aguilas group.



The Jaguares (oldest group) pose for a portrait in their community of Las Mangas.



Guaruma Las Mangas goes to the beach.