I was given an opportunity to shoot photo’s of the excessive garbage being dumped in a local township. Due to the crime in the township we were given a police escort. The locals noticed us taking photo’s of the garbage all around them and they supported us knowing we were there to help bring awareness to this issue. In between all the poverty we found happiness and hope for change. As we were walking along a pot hole filled road I noticed this beautiful little girl. Her beauty was the rose between the thorns and the hope of a new generation.