Entry description:
Children who are growing up in Uganda, one of the poorest and fastest
growing countries of Afrika, have an uncertain future for themselves.

This young orphan boy is dreaming away by the sound of the raindrops on the roof.

About photographer:
Dutch photographer Jan Janssen is best known for being an people-photographer.
He was born and raised in the south of the Netherlands.
While using only the natural availible light, he always has his eyes on composition and details.
His heart is with the elderly in our society and the Buddhist inhabitants of the Himalayas.

He specialized in documentary photography with a photographic culmination in 2013, when he launched his successfull photobook "The Himalaya, my home".
The book was awarded several times with international awards.

He is currently working on a series on poverty in Europe.

Best regards, Jan Janssen, Netherlands

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