Children of the Street

In the capital of Peru many children are forced to live in the street. Often they are preyed upon gangs, criminals and other street people. Many take drugs and steal. Others find menial jobs working, but life is often difficult. Too often, the girls resort to prostitution. The street creates a pathology of fear, depression, incarceration and early death. There is a group that reaches out to these children. It is called the Association Ayllu Situwa. Here they find hope and a chance for a new life.

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Krystian Bielatowicz (1978) photographer, filmmaker, archaeologist.

Born in Czechoslovakia, nowadays lives in Warsaw. M.A. in archaeology of the University of Warsaw . Since 2006 he is a member of the Collective of Photographers Visavis.pl. He cooperates with Nikon Poland.

Published in daily newspapers and magazines such as National Geographic Poland, Newsweek Poland, DF Magazine of Gazeta Wyborcza, Polityka, Przekroj, Traveler, PRIVATE Magazine (Italy), El Comercio, Cosas and Caretas (Peru), The Virginia Quarterly Review (USA), Nikon PRO Magazine (International).

He presented his work in Warsaw, Cracow, Lublin, Gdańsk, Łódź, Zakopane, Rzeszów and Toruń (Poland), New York (USA), Lima, Cuzco and Areqiupa (Peru).

More about author: www.bielatowicz.com

Krystian Bielatowicz 's current location:
Warsaw , Poland

En route to Mexico (ETA: Dec 4 2009 ).

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Children of the Street

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