Sri Lankan women – Son of the Morning Light

Planning for Disease

March 23, 2023March 22, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/1u9a4462.jpg — Nadika Fernandopulle, a project manager of the Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka; shot at the National STD/AIDS Control Programme, de Saram Place, Maradana, on assignment for *Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January* 2022.

^{• 50mm • f/1.6 • 1/640 • ISO500 • 5DMkIV & EF 50/1.4 courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Lina

March 21, 2023March 20, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/img_0849c.jpg — *Thalangama Lake, February 2023.*

^{• 35mm • f/4 • 1/640 • ISO100 • R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Kaveesha

March 8, 2023March 7, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

J Walter Thompson, Colombo. February 2016.

^{• 50mm • f/1.8 • 1/320 • ISO100 • 600D & EF50/1.8 •}

Enslaved in Slave Island #14

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/1u9a3167e2.jpg — Iresha Wijesinghe, lab assistant at the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) clinic tending to needle users in Slave Island. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.

^{• 50mm • f/1.4 • 1/250 • ISO200 • 5DMkIV & EF 50/1.4 courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Behind the Beach #2

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/1u9a3370.jpg — Dr Dharshani Wijewickrama, head of the STD Clinic, Mahamodara Hospital, Galle. *Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.*

^{• 24mm • f/4 • 1/80 • ISO800 • 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Mango Season

December 8, 2022December 7, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/img_0159.jpg — Mangoes, and the ever-in-season Sri Lankan bananas (or plantains, as they’re commonly called here), being sold from a cart on Central Road, in Wolvendaal, in October 2022.* If you aren’t ready to take them home to ripen to sweetness, a case of exploding mangoes may be instantly had with the liberal sprinkling of chilli and salt.

^{• 24mm • f/2.8 • 1/1000 • ISO200 • R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}

COVID wasn’t the Only Disease #2

November 28, 2022February 1, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

Dr WCJK Jayakody interviews an out patient from behind an anti-COVID barrier at the National STD/AIDS Control Programme, De Saram Place, Maradana. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.

^{• 24mm • f/4 • 1/125 • ISO1600 • Canon 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

^{• 50mm • f/1.4 • 1/320 • ISO200 • Canon 5DMkIV & EF 50/1.4, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Dancing Girl

October 25, 2022October 24, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/064a0222-1.jpg — *The Ballet School of Colombo, September 2022*.

^{• 53mm • f/4 • 1/200 • ISO400 • Canon R6 & RF 24-105/4L courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

Shalini

September 29, 2022October 9, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/064a0284.jpg — *The Ballet School of Colombo, September 2022*.

^{• 72mm • f/4 • 1/80 • ISO1000 • Canon R6 & RF 24-105/4L courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

^{• 24mm • f/4 • 1/125 • ISO400 •}

Enslaved in Slave Island #7

September 15, 2022January 27, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/1u9a3193.jpg — *Shaniya Elayan*, *programme coordinator, at the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) clinic tending to needle users in Slave Island. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.*

^{• 50mm • f/1.4 • 1/250 • ISO200 • 5DMkIV & EF 50/1.4, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}