» Travel http://marcdurocher.com/blog Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:41:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Despair http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2011/09/despair http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2011/09/despair#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:53:43 +0000 Marc http://marcdurocher.com/?p=672 This photo was taken on a trip to Ecuador in November 2010.   I was on this trip with 30 other Rotarians and their guests.   The main purpose of the trip was to distribute 540 wheelchairs to locals.  We worked alongside local Rotarians for a week and we also had the chance to tour some schools that the Rotary clubs had helped.
The schools are very small, they would put 20-30 kids in a class that we would say is too small for 10.    On this one particular day, I was walking by and saw this little girl.   I crouched down and just as I was ready to take the photo she looked at me.   I got 3 frames and this one was my favorite.     After showing the photo to another team member on the back of my camera, my team mate commented on how all she saw was despair in her eyes.   Since that time, I have named this photo “Despair”.
Right now, it is a 24×36 inch print being displayed in my living room.
]]> http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2011/09/despair/feed 0 More of Ecuador http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/03/more-of-ecuador-2 http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/03/more-of-ecuador-2#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:49:20 +0000 Marc http://marcdurocher.com/blog/?p=203 After seeing the recent news about the tragedies in Haiti and Chilie, it really made me think back to my visit to Ecuador.  Today I want to share a couple more images from that amazing trip.

This first image is of a beautiful church that is right across the street from the Iguana park.

If you ever wondered what it looks like when you line up about 400 wheelchairs, just look at this image.

Some of the children we saw in Ecuador really touched our hearts.   When I saw the way the natural light was comming acrros this boys face and leaving part of him in shadow, it really touched me.  To me, it was a metaphor for how the poor in this country are partially seen, but yet so much of the poverty is also hidden in shadow.

]]> http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/03/more-of-ecuador-2/feed 0 Ecuador 2 http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/01/ecuador-2 http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/01/ecuador-2#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:25:29 +0000 Marc http://marcdurocher.com/blog/?p=179 A couple more photos from Ecuador!   The first was a very old church in the city of Cuenca.  The second was a demonstration of how a hat is weaved by hand.  Enjoy!

]]> http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/01/ecuador-2/feed 0 Faces of Ecuador 1 http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/01/faces-of-ecuador-1 http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/01/faces-of-ecuador-1#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:16:49 +0000 Marc http://marcdurocher.com/blog/?p=173 Hello!

I hope everyone had a great holiday season!  All the best to everyone in 2010!  One of the projects I am working on is a series of images I am calling “Faces of Ecuador”    This is from a series of photos I captured while in Ecuador in November 2009.

Today, I am really happy to share the first two photos of the series.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

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]]> http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2010/01/faces-of-ecuador-1/feed 1 Return from Ecuador http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/11/return-from-ecuador http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/11/return-from-ecuador#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:27:21 +0000 Marc http://marcdurocher.com/blog/?p=164 I have been away for the last 10 days in Ecuador with Rotary giving out wheel chairs to the needy.  I have many photos to process, but in the meantime, I thought I would show everyone what 300 wheelchairs looks like when they are all lined up!

]]> http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/11/return-from-ecuador/feed 0 Ottawa at Night http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/10/ottawa-at-night http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/10/ottawa-at-night#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:18:51 +0000 Marc http://marcdurocher.com/blog/?p=154 It has been a while since I have had time to post photos as I have been out of town quite a bit. One of my friends on facebook suggested that I try taking some photos of architecture (Thanks Julie), so here is the result!

]]> http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/10/ottawa-at-night/feed 0 Trip to Sudbury http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/09/trip-to-sudbury http://marcdurocher.com/blog/2009/09/trip-to-sudbury#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:38:28 +0000 Marc http://marcdurocher.com/blog/?p=91 I went to Sudbury last weekend to visit some friends and see the Colin James Concert.  Here are a few pics from that weekend!  Click here to see the rest of the album!

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Click here to see the rest of the album!

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