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Lezina Chikondi, 11, from the Namingazi School is fit with hearing aids at the Starkey Hearing Foundation

There was something beautiful and touching about this 2 month photographic journey that spanned 3 continents and 10 countries for the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Andy Richter clearly captured the new found hope of these hearing impaired children being given a second chance to hear the sounds of life around them. This image is all about the hopeful gaze that flows from her eyes while two technicians outfit each ear with the hearing aids. You can appreciate the fact that the image was captured with just the hands pushing in from the frames edge, leaving the main focus on the subject they effect.

Andy says, “Hearing impaired children came from deaf schools from throughout central Malawi, many over a hundred miles away by bus to attend the 4-day Starkey Hearing Foundation mission at Livingstonia beach on Lake Malawi. This young girl, Lezina Chikondi, 11, from the Namingazi School, is hoping for a brighter future, one filled with sound and communication, as she is fit with hearing aids by one of the SHF’s team. On this day, she walked out of the room, down the stairs and heard waves lap upon the shore for the first time in her life.”

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To see more work by Andy Richter, visit Aurora Photos.