Sean Sheridan

Here is the man Nicola. And Como and Torino. Loved it. Nikon N80.

Nicola Legrottaglie. Milan, Italy. October, 2009.

Olympic Stadium, Torino, Italy. October, 2009

Lake Como, Italy. October, 2009.

Lake Como, Italy. October, 2009.

Lake Como, Italy. October, 2009.

On assignment for Athletes in Action, I have just wrapped extensive shooting in Spain, France and Italy. The focus was interviewing five soccer stars for a movie that will be used surrounding the 2010 World Cup. Along the way, I took a few shots of the surrounding landscapes, all on film using my trusty little Nikon N80.

The coast of Spain, near Madrid. 2009.

The coast of France, near Nantes. 2009.

Okay, so I thought there were a lot of do gooders out there who would jump at a chance to help a real live kid in Africa who so obviously needs it. But so far only one cool girl from Mizzou has bothered to step it up. Come on people. This isn’t a joke. This kids needs some help. So tell you what. I’ll pony up 5oo bucks to kick this off but only if five people match it. We need 3K to solve this. Who’s in?

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On my most recent trip to Zimbabwe I had the privilege of interviewing a dozen or so survivors of violence in the run-up to the contested 2008 elections. These people were eager to tell their stories (all marked by shameless ZANU-PF-inflicted fear, beatings, rapings, or killings) and show their wounds. Let’s not forget that there is another election in Zimbabwe coming up. Watch and see if this stuff starts happening again (two people told me it already is). Is Robert Mugabe for real?

A woman dries her laundry in the middle of Mt. Darwin province in Zimbabwe. This area was hit hard by pro-Mugabe thugs, who beat and raped many of the people living here.

A woman show her legs that were severaly beaten and broken from a raid by pro-Mugabe thugs during the runup to the country’s 2008 elections.

A ripped Zimbabwe bank note litters the ground near a building project. Due to massive inflation and three redenominations, the currency was suspended indefinitely in April 2009. Today, the U.S. dollar is the currency exclusively used for transactions in Zimbabwe.

A woman shows the scars from beatings she took by pro-Mugabe thugs during the runup to the country’s 2008 elections.

A man displays x-rays of his broken arm. He was beaten by pro-Mugabe thugs during the runup to the country’s 2008 elections.

Anti-Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) graffiti marks many walls in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city. Many, like this one, accuse ZANU-PF of being a “prostitute” or a “thief.” In the 2008 parliamentary election the ZANU-PF lost sole control of parliament for the first time in party history.