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Documentary Landscapes Life Photos June 29, 2022

Seven Minutes

SEVEN MINUTES I was living in a hospital in Kananga in Kasai Central Province in 2012, shortly before the start of ASSP. My church hired me to renovate the hospital, but the funding was sparse. My room was a barren, concrete box with no electricity and no running water. Hopefully I would be able to fix that during the renovations. I hadn’t been there long when one night, around two in the…

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Crystal Stafford, Democratic Republic of Congo
Documentary Magic December 31, 2018

Bright Eyes

I love photos like this, a true representation of the world right now. A healthy baby, bright-eyed and vibrant… and in this case a little confused. It…

Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Documentary August 13, 2018

Les Chefs

This is one of my all-time favorite photos of Antonio and his best friend, Jim, at the opening of ASSP’s first health center, Mamu Wetu. This…

Crystal Stafford, DRC
Documentary Life Magic August 11, 2018

The Mother

This is one of my favorite maternity photos from my time in Congo. I feel like this woman depicts the essence of what it is to…

Life August 8, 2018

The White Girl!

This photo depicts the scene of any village I visited outside of Kinshasa. People came running when they heard about the white girl just down the road.…

Crystal Stafford,
Life Photos August 4, 2018

Moving Forward to Myself

I am turning 40 in just one week and I am kind of freaking out. Today when I was in yoga I made strength and vitality…

Crystal Stafford,
Documentary Life Magic August 3, 2018

Moments of Me

This is a photo I took while writing in my journal in a dark hotel in Gbadolite. I was writing about how content I was to…