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A collection of images that I feel represent me as a photographer.
  • Oracia McCurtis, Luther's wife of over 50 years, is prayed for and anointed on Sunday morning, June 12, 2005. She has just been diagnosed with cancer for the second time in five years and is waiting for the lord to tell her what to do before she returns to the doctor. (Photo by Matthew Williams/Brooks Institute of Photography) By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Jamie Power and Matt Power watch the flames with growing concern as they huddle under their red umbrella on Friday, November 18, 2005, in Ventura, Calif. (Photo by Matthew Williams/ZUMA Press) By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Darnell Jackson and Danielle Ward cap their marriage ceremony with a kiss WEdnesday at the Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Birmingham. Celebrating with them are Danielle's sister, Patrice Taylr, left, and her niece, Diamond Taylor. The couple were married by Ron Allen Headley, a minister known as the "Marrying Man" who has conducted weddings at the courthouse part time for more than 20 years. By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • People waving both American and Mexican flags march towards city hall pass Gary Rogers, a homeless man in Los Angeles, Calif. on April 15, 2006. Homelessness and many other domestic problems such as immigration have taken a backseat to the war on terror and foreign policy. (Photo by Matthew Williams/ZUMA Press) By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Matthew Williams/Birmingham News ©2007.."Buddy Black", a rap artist outside of Birmingham, practices his lyrics at his trailer in Jasper, Ala on Friday, April 13, 2007. He raps into a microphone that is stuck through a hole in a sheet draped on one side of his small trailer. Buddy is currently receiving unemployment, and is hopeful for the future. Over the past 5 years he has worked odd jobs in construction, grocery stores and anything that will pay the bills. "I'll do anything to make the money i need, but i know where my passion is." (04/13/07) By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • A young boy scavenges a pile of garbage for anything recyclable at Stung Meanchey Garbage Dump on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Many of the children who work there have parents who also work at the dump, but some don't. It is estimated that over 600 children work at Stung Meanchey for an average of 6000 reel a day, or $1.50. (Photo by Matthew Williams/ZUMA Press) By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • FIRE<br /> Rob Mcclendon goes through his father's house after it burned early on Wednesday morning, January 17, 2007 at 1045 Wesley St. Rob's father, R. Boyd, 58, was killed in the blaze.<br /> News Staff Photo/Matthew Williams<br /> Reporter: Williams Singleton By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Birmingham Mayor Bernard Kincaid tours the neighborhoods near the Birmingham International Airport on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 in Birminghal, Ala. Kincaid and other officials were on the tour to see the areas affected by the airport's noise reduction and resident-relocation program. (Photo by Matthew Williams/Birmingham News) By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • selma--Senator Hillary Clinton greets supporters outside of the First Baptist Church in Selma, Ala. on Sunday, March 4, 2007 after her speech.<br /> News Staff Photo/Matthew Williams By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Tess McGinty climbs Beef Eater 5.10b at Vedauwoo, WY on October 24, 2004. (Photo by Matthew Williams/Brooks Institute of Photography) By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • ALABAMA GYMNASTICS--<br /> Jacqueline Shealy performs on the bars at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday, Jan. 12, 2007. <br /> News Staff Photo/Matthew Williams<br /> Reporter: Ray Melick By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand - Thailand?s AIDS prevention has been revered as one of the most efficient models in Southeast Asia. By using public-education and safe-sex promotion in the red-light districts, Thailand drastically reduced the number of people being infected with AIDS in the last ten years. Today, however, the epidemic has shifted from sex workers into the everyday society: teens, mothers, fathers, and children. Nok, an AIDS orphan at the Mercy Centre, has the lesions on his legs and back cleaned at the Mercy Centre in Klong Toey Slum in Bangkok, Thailand. By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand - Every week, hundreds of tourists and local visitors stream through the AIDS temple Wat Prabat Nampu outside of Lopburi, Thailand. Although the stigma around AIDS has been improved in recent years, it is still largely misunderstood throughout the country, resulting in the shunning of HIV positive people from families and communities. By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand - Monasawee screams in pain as her diapers are changed at Wat Prabat Nampu. She has an infection in her mouth, which makes it hard for her to eat or drink any food. Like many of the patients at the hospice, it is extremely painful to move her legs, and she has little to no control of her bodily functions. Although the situation is grim for many of the patients, the volunteers and workers concentrate on getting the patients healthy and hopefully, someday back into society. By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand - <br /> Two or three patients are bathed at a time on a daily basis by the nurses and volunteers at Wat Prabat Nampu. The temple hospice has limited resources, but the staff, volunteers, and patients do the best with what they have. By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand - Approximately ten patients die every month at Wat Prabat Nampu. When the patients die, there is a cremation ceremony held by the Monks at the temple. If the family comes, then the ceremony is held right away. Otherwise, the cremation is postponed until three patients have died. By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand - Mike Bassano, a volunteer at Wat Prabat Nampu AIDS hospice, helps Sommchai out of the truck at the Lopburi Hospital on Friday, March 10, 2006. The AIDS hospice does not have an ambulance, but instead uses an old pickup truck to transport patients to the emergency room when their conditions worsen. In addition to having AIDS, Sommchai has a bad case of tuberculosis and hasn't been able to keep any food or water down for the past three days. Despite the grim circumstances many patients face, Bassano has hope for the future and looks at places like Wat Prabat Nampu as places of life instead of places of death. By photographer Matthew Williams
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  • Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand - Manikins dressed in condoms is one of many ways local NGO?s are promoting safe sex and AIDS education. In the past ten years Thailand has launched a massive safe sex campaign, which concentrated primarily on sex workers and IV drug users. Although the situation is much better today, AIDS is still largely misunderstood by many Thais and there is a concern that many young adults are continuing to practice unsafe sexual promiscuity. Restaurants such as Cabbages and Condoms donate all of their profits to community development projects. By photographer Matthew Williams
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