An older member of a collective bank - for microfinance loans - in Yauli (Peru) stops buy to meet us at the end of the meeting. Read more about microfinance at work in Huancavelica. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
This woman had teary eyes from chopping mounds of onions for somsas (meat filled pastries). Our concern grew when we spied her reddish hands. The tinted rings on her fingers are due to henna, not blood. Taken in Kashgar, China. Read more about Xinjiang cuisine and Kashgar. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A mother proudly holding her seventh child. She said this was the last one...we'll see. Taken in the village of Parroquia Quingeo outside of Cuenca, Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com