Meet Rayaan, a 3 year old little boy whose love for toy cars and silly songs were the source of many laughs and interesting conversations. His mother stays at home every day to take care of him and the few guests/tourists she gracefully welcomes into her home throughout the year.
.jpg) Rayaan's mother cooking |  View from inside their home |
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His father works in the oil palm plantations nearby, much like most men in this area. He tells us stories of his job, how strenuous and repetitive it is - and how much he does not like it. He remembers the time when his home was surrounded by rainforests and animals roamed in abundance. A time that was not so long ago.
The damages made by oil palm plantations are unprecedented and affect many lives - not just human ones.
Palm oil is the 2nd most important oil in the modern consumer society, after petroleum.
Producing it is a $50-billion-a-year business. It can be found in toothpaste, margarine, cookies, Nutella, Doritos, chocolate bars, lipstick, shampoo... you name it. All the stuff we consume but wouldn't die if we didn't.
Next time you go shopping, read the ingredients, you'll be surprised to see how many of your favourite products contain this stuff, and ask yourself if you really need it. There ARE other options :)
Here is a list of all the contests you can enter on a daily basis:
Monday: foodphotography and animalphotography
Tuesday: landscapephotography and cityscapephotography
Wednesday: architecturalphotography and vehiclephotography
Thursday: macrophotography and colourfulphotography
Friday: streetphotography and portraitphotography
Saturday: sportsphotography and smartphonephotography
Sunday: goldenhourphotography and longexposurephotography
 The treasures left behind by my great-grandfather #7 |  Our unexpected adventure - Reunion island 4 |
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 Our unexpected adventure - Reunion island 3 |  The treasures left behind by my great-grandfather #6 |
“Learning is not a race for information, it is a walk of discovery” - Jane Healy
