The recent presentation by Julian Claxton about the work of his charirty ‘Give a Child a Camera’ provoked much debate amongst members of the Society, including Martin Claxton (not related) who has written a commentary complete with photographs about a trip he made to Nicaragura back in the late 1970s..

I enjoyed watching the recent photography presentation by Julian Claxton and listening to the background story of his charitable work. I will shortly be sending him a bridge camera that I haven’t used for a while and a donation towards the support for an individual child. Julian seems to be a very altruistic person and I could identify with many of his aims, though my own charitable ventures were never as fruitful. My resources were always low, but I tried to help when I could and particularly if it involved me working abroad, such as on trips to Nicaragua and Romania. I heard some of the advice that was being given to Julian by other members of NDPS, who evidently have a great deal of experience in this field, and I hope he is able to continue and develop the project, despite the unrest in Uganda under the repressive Museveni regime.

After Julian’s presentation, I dug out some of my old photos from my trip to Nicaragua and scanned them over the weekend. I’m sending this selection of photos and commentary to Julian and I thought you might like to have a glance at them as well.

Best regards, Martin

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