Sara B May Photography

The first light of the morning finds its way into one of the many magical corners of the Kasbah in Tangier, Morocco. #kasbah #tangier #morocco #goldenhour #sunrise #morninglight #travel #alley #leicam10 #leica (at Tangier, Morocco)

Framing the frames! A hidden nook (pointed out to me by my friend Eric Nelson) in the Moorish hilltop Castelo de S. Jorge overlooking the Tagus valley and city of Lisbon. While the structure was built and refined over many centuries, some of the fortifications here date from the 2nd century BC. An amazing place to visit and drink in some history. #portugal #lisbon #castle #reddoor #history #travel #leicam10 #leica (at CASTELO DE S. JORGE)

I found myself returning to this street corner in the Medina of Tangier most evenings. One moment, an imam, the next, a mountain biker. Best lesson ever in exercising patience within a space and letting the moment come to you...Many, many thanks to the people of Tangier for their kindness, patience, openness, and generosity of spirit. السلام عليكم Tangier, Morocco. #tangier #morocco #alleyways #bicycle #boy #travelmorocco #tangiermedina #leicam10 #leica #traveling #leica50apo #waitforit #salaamaleikum (at Tangier, Morocco)

SDN Announces Call for Entries winners. Sara May wins honorable mention for"After the Crisis" about one family in Sierra Leone following the Ebola http://socialdocumentary.net/exhibit/Sara_B._May/3890. SO excited to have made it into this group of incredibly talented photographers with an Honorable Mention in this year's Social Documentary Network competition, "Celebrating the Global Community." Here's to the Social Documentary Network for creating a wonderful platform for photographers to not only share their images and stories but to stay inspired. Thank you, SDN! #sierraleone #ebola #socialdocumentary #photojournalism #documentaryphotography (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

Mount Rainier from Mt. Fremont, 2 am, July 26th 2017. This was a 23 second exposure, f1.8, ISO 2500. While we know Mount Rainier is still an active volcano, the only explosion on this night was the Milky Way over it's summit. There was a bit of a battle between smoke from the wildfires in the east and the Milky Way for prominence over the peak, (I almost left at 10p thinking the wildfires were going to bury the stars) but patience paid off, and I'm gonna give this one to the Milky Way. #mtrainier #cascades #washingtonstate #nightsky #milkyway #stars #mountains #astrophotography #nikond800e #nikkor21mmf1.8 #lovelife #thephotographersephemeris (at Mount Rainier National Park)

Focused football, Kroo Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Football in Kroo Bay is the common dream of hundreds of children hoping for a way out of a life of hunger, abject poverty, and chronic illness. As long as there is daylight, there will be children and young adults practicing and playing in Kroo Bay's public square. Here, a young boy perfects his moves, oblivious to the the blazing midday sun and 105 degree heat. #football #soccer #soccerlife #sports #respect #humanity #alive #ebolafree #lifeofman #humanist #mankind, #humankind #freetown #sierraleone #socialdocumentary #wycf #childrenofebola #ebolafree #resilience #courage #hope #lifeafterebola #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa #leicaakademieusa #blackandwhite, #bnw, #bnw_planet, #blackandwhitephotography (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

Storm at dusk, Crookston Minnesota. #treetops #treestagram #treeframing #treelover #treesofinstagram #naturelovers #landscape #instanaturelover #tree_perfection #tree_pictures #tree_shotz #tree_love #tree_enthusiast #blackandwhitelandscape, #blackandwhite, #bnw, #farmlife #farming #windbreak #weather #storm #stormclouds #bnw_planet, #blackandwhitephotography, #leicam246, #leica, #monochrom, #monochrome (at Crookston, Minnesota)

Day off, northwest Minnesota. This tree is the first of dozens behind it, planted in a perfectly straight mile-long line, serving as a windbreak for acres of sugar beets on either side. Having the day off yesterday to sit and mull the light & clouds coming & going was such a treat! #treetops #treestagram #treeframing #treelover #treesofinstagram #naturelovers #landscape #instanaturelover #tree_perfection #tree_pictures #tree_shotz #tree_love #tree_enthusiast #blackandwhitelandscape, #blackandwhite, #bnw, #bnw_planet, #blackandwhitephotography, #leicam246, #leica, #monochrom, #monochrome (at Crookston, Minnesota)

On one of the first days back to school after the nearly year-long hiatus during the Ebola epidemic, a student raptly follows the day's lesson on how to tell time. #respect #humanity #alive #ebolafree #lifeofman #humanist #mankind, #humankind #freetown #sierraleone #socialdocumentary #wycf #childrenofebola #education #resilience #courage #hope #lifeafterebola #orphan #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa #leicaakademieusa (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

A student at the We Yone School in George Brook cares for teacher Edna Boyle’s 1-year-old son while “Auntie Edna” supervises students outside during recess. There is a beautiful symmetry here between a teacher who cares so much about the welfare of her students that she will hike to school and teach five days a week carrying her toddler on her back, and the students who care so much for the welfare of their teacher that they are there to care for her son in the moments when she cannot. #respect #humanity #alive #ebolafree #lifeofman #education #humanist #mankind, #humankind #freetown #sierraleone #socialdocumentary #wycf #childrenofebola #resilience #courage #hope #lifeafterebola #orphan #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

A student at the We Yone Kroo Bay school awaits her turn backstage at the annual school talent show. The families in the Kroo Bay community of #Freetown, #Sierra Leone, survive on about $1.50/day, living hand to mouth, often not knowing where the next meal will come from. However, when it comes to the annual talent show, no expense is spared, (even a splash of lipstick finds its way in) and the entire community rallies to support these kids for their moment in the sun. #respect #education #girlsrule #educationforgirls #girls#humanity #alive #ebolafree #lifeofman #beautiful #humanist #mankind, #humankind #freetown #sierraleone #socialdocumentary #wycf #childrenofebola #ebolafree #resilience #courage #hope #lifeafterebola #orphan #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa #leicaakademieusa (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

Agnes Kamara and Rose Johnson come home from school to eat their lunch. The trek is about 1 mile each way, up & down a mountain on the outskirts of Freetown. Both girls were adopted by Agnes' aunt, Agnes Foray, who also supports 5 children of her own. Rose was taken in at age 4 after her mother abandoned her, and Agnes was adopted in 2014 after losing her mother to Ebola. The home has no electricity or running water, but their situation has improved since last year, at which time the family of 10 shared one meal a day out of a single bowl with a shared spoon. Now, each family member eats out of their own bowl with their own spoon--a luxury that was unimaginable in the immediate aftermath of the Ebola epidemic. #respect #humanity #alive #ebolafree #lifeofman #humanist #mankind, #humankind #freetown #sierraleone #socialdocumentary #wycf #childrenofebola #ebolafree #resilience #courage #hope #lifeafterebola #orphan #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa #leicaakademieusa #leica (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

Iye Gbakie, 34 yrs old, is dying from an unknown illness. She is the mother of three boys, and the aunt of adopted nephew Francis Yorpoi, whose parents died during the Ebola epidemic. Often the family must choose between feeding themselves versus providing her with medical care. They will often go for two or three days without food if she requires an x-ray or a visit to the doctor. She has not been given a diagnosis, nor has she or the family been informed that she might be dying from this illness. Here, her eldest son Ernest tries to get her to eat, though she's been unable to for weeks. #respect, #humanity, #struggle, #alive, #ebolafree, #humanist, #mankind, #humankind, #freetown, #sierraleone, #socialdocumentary, #illness #wycf, #childrenofebola #ebolafree #resilience #hope #freetown #lifeafterebola #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa #leicaakademieusa #momentaworkshops #seizethemomenta #weyonechildfoundation (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

The Dabber. Cam Newton's influence reaches into the corners of the Kroo Bay community in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Here, a student invokes the Dab while awaiting his turn at the We Yone Child Foundation's Kroo Bay School talent show. #respect, #humanity, #alive, #streetchild #ebolafree, #lifeofman, #humanist, #decisivemoment, #mankind, #humankind, #freetown, #sierraleone, #socialdocumentary, #education, #wycf, #childrenofebola #ebolafree #resilience #hope #freetown #lifeafterebola #orphan #education #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa #leicaakademieusa #momentaworkshops #seizethemomenta #weyonechildfoundation (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

Frances Yorpoi, 15 yrs old. Francis lost both parents to Ebola in December 2014, and was taken in by a paternal uncle and aunt, who are unable to afford to feed him regularly or provide for his medical care. He lives in an area endemic with malaria and typhoid, and frequently falls ill with shaking chills and high fevers. Chronically anemic and malnourished, here he is examined at a local clinic for weakness and high fevers, which were eventually attributed to an exacerbation of his chronic malaria. (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)

4 hour flight delay nearing a resolution... #blackandwhite, #bnw, #bnw_planet, #blackandwhitephotography, #rain, #flightdelay, #seattle, #runway #airport #clouds (at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac))

Separated from her family in the immediate wake of the Ebola crisis back in December of 2015, Adama Koroma holds her younger sister Salma for the first time in one and a half years. #respect, #humanity, #alive, #streetchild #ebolafree, #lifeofman, #humanist, #decisivemoment, #mankind, #humankind, #freetown, #sierraleone, #socialdocumentary, #education, #wycf, #childrenofebola #ebolafree #resilience #hope #freetown #lifeafterebola #orphan #global_family #humanism #leica #leicam240 #leicacamerausa #leicaakademieusa #weyonechildfoundation (at Freetown, Sierra Leone)