Photographer Lisa Kristine is shining a light on child labor

https://www.cnn.com/world/lisa-kristine-photographer-child-labor-spc/index.html

By Leif Coorlim, CNN
6 minute read
Published 5:18 AM EDT, Tue March 12, 2024

From children carrying stacks of bricks on their heads in dusty kilns, to youngsters breathing in dangerous dust in gold mines, Lisa Kristine has photographed child labor from South Asia to West Africa.

Ahead of #MyFreedomDay, a day-long student-driven event to raise awareness of modern slavery, she spoke with CNN about her work and its impact.

The interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

CNN: What first inspired your idea to work with victims of modern slavery?

Lisa Kristine: I have been documenting humanity around the world for the last 30-plus years in so many countries and when I first learned that modern-day slavery existed, I was struck by the very idea that I didn’t know. My whole occupation is based on seeing others, and I totally missed it. So it sort of shook up my trajectory a little bit and I began really focusing on modern-day slavery and child labor. Because I felt like, gosh, if I didn’t know it exists, how many others don’t know?

FULL story at link above.


A child stacking bricks in Nepal.
Lisa Kristine