Children of the Dominican.

A young, sad looking girl stares longingly in the camera lens in Palo Amarillo, Sosua, Dominican Republic

A sick child dreams of better days from his bed in Imbert hospital, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

A shoeshine boy shows off his vampire teeth in Cabarete, Dominican Republic.

A Palo Amarillo resident against a faded concrete wall. Sosua, Dominican Republic.

Two Puerto Plata kids let their curiosity get the best of them. Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

A pretty girl watches the world go by from the doorway of her home in Sosua, Dominican Republic.

Two schoolchildren share a desk under a tent, a makeshift school next to a busy highway in Sosua, Dominican Republic

Shoeless children gather in Palo Amarillo, Dominican Republic.

A bird’s eye view of a handful of children from Palo Amarillo in the Dominican Republic.

A young Puerto Plata local poses for a photo. Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

Poor but happy, a smile shines through in an impoverished area of Sosua, Dominican Republic.

A babysitter’s face bares his responsibility in Palo Amarillo, Dominican Republic.

Puerto Plata siblings pull together for a photo op near their home

A young Palo Amarillo local.

A young girl stares shyly in the camera outside a Sosua store. Sosua, Dominican Republic.

A young child clutches toys and candy given by a Canadian aid agency from Canada in Palo Amarillo

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