Wekanda – Son of the Morning Light

Enslaved in Slave Island #13

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

One an NSACP* outreach volunteer, the other a single father; both lifelong friends, and recovering addicts. Wekanda Housing Scheme, Stewart Street, Slave Island. *Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund*, *in January 2022.*

^{• 70mm • f/4 • 1/400 • ISO800 • 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

^{*The National STD/AIDS Control Programme is a Sri Lankan Health Ministry initiative to coordinate the country’s response to sexually transmitted diseases.}

Enslaved in Slave Island #12

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/1u9a2610.jpg — *A recovering addict in the Wekanda Housing Scheme, Stewart Street, Slave Island. *Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund*, in January 2022.*

^{• 50mm • f/1.4 • 1/1250 • ISO400 • 5DMkIV & EF 50/1.4, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Enslaved in Slave Island #10

December 20, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/1u9a2517b.jpg — *Current and recovering addicts in the Wekanda Housing Scheme, on Stewart Street; participating in a National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) outreach project in *Slave Island*.* *Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.*

^{• 60mm • f/4 • 1/800 • ISO100 • Canon 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Enslaved in Slave Island #9

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/1u9a2622.jpg — Recovering addict, Wekanda Housing Scheme, Stewart Street, Slave Island. *Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.*

^{• 50mm • f/1.4 • 1/2000 • ISO400 • Canon 5DMkIV & EF 50/1.4, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

Enslaved in Slave Island #6

August 15, 2022August 14, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/1u9a2591.jpg — An outreach worker with the *National STD/AIDS Control Programme* (*NSACP), at work on *Stewart Street, Slave Island*, collating registration forms filled by needle using drug addicts. *Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund*, in *January 2022*.*

^{• 50mm • f/4 • 1/320 • ISO400 • Canon 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Enslaved in Slave Island #5

March 15, 2022 David Blacker2 Comments

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/1u9a2597.jpg — *Heroin addict, Wekanda Housing Scheme*, Stewart Street, Slave Island. January 2022. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund.*

^{*shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 50/1.4, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

Man in the Field

February 23, 2022January 25, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/1u9a2651.jpg — *In a gutted ground floor flat in the Wekanda Housing Scheme,* Buddhika Lakmal, *a National STD/AIDS Control Programme* (NSACP) outreach worker gets ready to conduct tests on heroin addicts for hepatitis C, syphilis, and other diseases contracted by sharing needles. Stewart Street, Slave Island. January 2022. *Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund*.*

^{*shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

Vertical Slums #2

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/1u9a2873.jpg — The crumbling squalor of the Wekanda Housing Scheme, on Stewart Road, Slave Island; a short walk from the luxurious hotels, residencies, and malls of downtown Colombo. January 2022.*

^{*Shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L from Canon/Metropolitan.}

Land of Hope

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/1u9a2877.jpg — *Graffiti, Wekanda Housing Scheme, Stewart Road, Slave Island. January 2022.**

^{*Shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

Mutual Curiosity

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/1u9a2479.jpg — Stewart Road, Slave Island. January 2022.*

^{*Shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}