This is the second part to the charity shoot for a local NGO called eHomemakers and their Salaam Wanita members. These shots were taken in Kajang, the first is of Justina Low who suffers from short attention span and needs looking after but has taken an interest in cultivating earthworms to be sold to earn an income.

The second shoot was supposed to be of Nurol Shafika who was born with only 1 eye and sells murukus for a living.  Due to an unfortunate accident on the day of the shoot, Nurol had to be rushed to the hospital to get her only eye checked as some oil had splashed into it while she was frying fish. Thankfully it was nothing serious.

Click here to read more about Part One of my shoot.

Justina at her flat

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I try to volunteer my services especially in photography for charitable causes or projects as much as I can.  This year I am fortunate enough to be contacted by eHomemakers to take some photographs of their Salaam Wanita members.

Last Saturday Rachael, who works with eHomemakers and I headed to Bandar Sri Damansara where I met up with Maxine Chan, her husband Yeoh and Rosnani Mohamad who are disadvantaged and supporting their family by earning a living despite their disabilities.

Maxine is busy taking bookings while her blind husband Yeoh massages for a living

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I had a great time volunteering during the Freedom Film Fest last week at the Central Market Annex, Kuala Lumpur. The fest which is organised annually by Komas is one of its kind, as it showcases thought provoking films and documentaries featuring various issues such as human rights, AIDS/HIV, poverty and the environment. Besides the screenings, there are also various workshops organised for the public, contest to promote filmmaking as well as discussions.

If you have missed the screenings in KL, fret not as it will also be held in Johor Bahru, Kuching and Penang . Do check out Freedom Film Fest’s website for more details.

Here are some of the shots taken during the fest in KL.

To view more photos of this event, head to Freedom Film Fest Gallery

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