Development begins and ends in my backyard - a photo essay

About the Author

Hieke van der Vaart

Student (Hamburg, Germany)

Traveller, student, journalist, camera woman, amateur snapshooter, professional cityhopper.

Published 31st August 2010 - 11 comments - 3463 views -

Urban development in Osdorp, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 2010

Bricks in London, August 2010

Plastic global warming. Hamburg, Germany, January 2010

Gender equality? Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2008

Economic development? Valencia, Spain, May 2009

Aids protest. Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2009

Gender equality 2. Santiago, Chile, August 2009

The hand that creates, also destroys. Valparaíso, Chile, September 2009

Paint a better future. Pisa, Italy, November 2009

No cars. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 2009

All photos by the author

Category: Media | Tags: development, developing world, mdg's,

Luan Galani on 31st August 2010:
Very nice photos! Some are strikingly meaningful…
Hieke van der Vaart on 31st August 2010:
Thanks! Now on to my 20th post
Hussam Hussein on 31st August 2010:
Nice pictures!!! thx
Helena Goldon on 01st September 2010:
Are these your pictures, Hieke?
Helena Goldon on 01st September 2010:
Oh, I just noticed - yes! Congrats - I love the ‘Gender equality? Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2008’ one and the whole photo essay and the way the problems in developing countries are reflected around the world.
Hieke van der Vaart on 01st September 2010:
Thanks Helena!
Clare Herbert on 01st September 2010:
I love this. One fo the bests posts on the platform. LOVE.
Andrea Arzaba on 01st September 2010:
WOW The last one calls for attention!
Also the one from Valencia

¡GRACIAS!
Hieke van der Vaart on 05th September 2010:
Thanks again all, and Luan & Andrea: Have fun and good luck in NYC!!!
Luan Galani on 09th September 2010:
@Hieke, thanks for your kind words. Keep up the good job.
Raleigh SEO on 27th October 2010:
One of the bests posts on the platform.