Back In London

Hi Guys, 

Now that I'm back in London I won't be posting on here any more. I've really enjoyed sharing my Lahore photo's with you. There's so much going on in Pakistan, and I think I've only managed to capture a tiny microcosm of everyday life in the city!

Despite all the challenges I've come face to face with and all the problems I've had to deal with, I still have a deep love for Lahore with its colour and magic and noise and madness and I feel incredibly privileged and blessed to have met so many beautiful souls on my journey. I hope to go back again one day and complete all the projects that I started including setting up a play-centre for street children!
S

M is for Munny

My Chicks!

Brother, Sister and Purple Chick.

D is for Dulhi

Beautiful Smile

H is for Haji

Four Kids.

The Streets

Girls in Colour

Roaming in Gold.

Man, Goat and Monkey.

Stampede.

Changa Manga

Eagles in the Moonlight

The Green

The Citizens Foundation

I very recently found out about this brilliant non-profit organisation called The Citizens Foundation. 

'The Citizens Foundation was founded just 17 years ago and is Pakistan's leading education charity. It builds and operates purpose-built schools in the country to provide modern, holistic and quality education at an economic cost, for disadvantaged children. TCF aims to produce confident, civic-minded young adults, equipped to think for themselves in today's world and realise their potential. TCF now has a nationwide presence in 51 districts and 83 towns across Pakistan with 730 school units (550 primary units & 180 secondary units) teaching over 102,000 underprivileged children - 46% girls - regardless of ethnicity, gender, caste or religion TCF schools are built in deprived areas: urban slums and poor rural villages where the need is most dire and where most children would otherwise not receive an education.'

The area manager of TCF Lahore, Major Ali Sher, kindly took me along to visit two of the schools in a village not far from the city. I couldn't believe how beautiful they were- clean, colourful, well-equipped and surrounded by lush green fields! The head teachers of both schools were very hospitable and took the time out to show me around. I've attached some pictures from my visit below!

For more info check out the TCF website: http://www.thecitizensfoundation.org/

Cycling By

On the Banks of the River Ravi

I made some lovely little friends by the river Ravi today.

Hiran Minar (Minaret of the Antelope)

I took these pictures at Hiran Minar today (just outside Sheikhpura). Hiran Minar was constructed by Emperor Jahangir as a monument to Mansraj, one of his pet deer.

Passing By

The Mundy

Soaking up the Sun

Where Home Is.

Every day there's a (girl) in the mirror

Asking me

what are you doing here?

Finding all my previous motives

Growing increasingly unclear

I travelled far and I burned all the bridges

I believed as soon as I hit land all the other 

options held before me 

will wither in the light of my plan

Homesick

Cause I no longer know

where home is

Kings of Convenience

Chewing on Greens

Birds in the Sky

Fixing Pots

A Boy Called Sunny