Some people call Africa the cradle of humanity. Once you have experienced this continent, you will never forget it.

In my previous post, I stated that my wife and I visited South Africa and Zambia for our first time. It is a place of stunning beauty, dangerous wildlife, wide vistas and extreme pain. As a professional photographer, I was in awe of this incredible place and photographed everything in sight – from the animals, to the landscape and the people.

You may see some of the images I created in Africa here.

Our tour guide told us that Africa will steal your heart and then break it. HIV/AIDS is rampant with several countries having over 40% of their population inflicted with this dreadful disease. AIDS related deaths orphan millions of African children each year. This is an intolerable situation and it is simply not enough for the “modern” world to sit still and watch these people suffer.

By Christmas of 2006, I shall be publishing a photo book with these images. All of profits from the sale of this book will be going to the Foster Parents Plan to support the victims of AIDS/HIV in Africa. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of this book or any of these images to support this cause, please contact me at roel@roelphoto.com

Thank you for your support!