"One of the first things that really touched me here was meeting so many people who have suffered so much and aren't bitter. In the States people give up over smaller things, and here every day is hard issues and survival. It takes a tremendous, tremendous amount of strength to live here - and energy.

Capturing natural movements. Debbie Hill's photographs exude that energy, and reflect her own focus on capturing the natural movements of people. She hand colors her photos with oil paints, always leaving areas black and white. The play between color and gray-tones gives the pictures an internal contrast that feels both ancient and modern - like the places she shoots. It is a somewhat surreal effect that forces the viewer to look at even an everyday image anew. The work is powerful and radiates the artist’s own fascination with her subject.