Peter Carroll’s photography blog

For 6 months back in ’96 I flew helicopters with the Canadian Air Force as part of the UN mission in Haiti. I saw aid where the motives and the results were questionable and I also saw organizations making a real difference. MSF (Doctors Without Borders) provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. I support their efforts.

Click the photo below to link to a series of powerful images of MSF staff and patients…

I came across an interesting photo blog today that I thought others might like to check out

MSF photo blog

MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres) or as it’s known in English, Doctors Without Borders, is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives: providing medical aid wherever needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex and raising awareness of the plight of the people they help.

Here’s how MSF describe their blog – “Words can tell a story, describe emotions, and explain the facts, but they can never replace a powerful moment captured in a photograph. Compelling images offer a window into people’s lives, often depicting their reality with a unique perspective. For more than 30 years, MSF has sent photographers into its projects to document both MSF’s work and the people we are trying to assist. This is a collection of some of their best work, including images from award-winning photographers, both independent and affiliated with international newswires and photo agencies.

The MSF photo blog will be providing an daily image from our current work and archives, in an effort to make these exceptional images available to the public. We will draw from three decades of material in the many countries where we have worked, or work today.”