Sean M. Leahy Photography

I would like to thank the folks at the annual MSU Global Focus Photography Competition for awarding my submission first place in this years 2009 competition.

This image was one of a series of images I shot while on a business trip to Rwanda in October of 2008.  This particular image was shot in a large eggplant farm just outside of the capital city of Kigali Rwanda.  This image caught a moment where this kid was listening intently to the conversations being held by the main farmer and some of my colleagues in the field.  This kid was one of many who came to see what all the action was about, these kids were great, they were so high spirited and engaged in what we were doing.  This trip was an amazing experience that I would one day like to repeat, until then this image and others form that trip will stay in my heart and mind reminding me of the wonderful time I had while in Rwanda.

To see more images from this trip take a look at the original blog post “Into the heart of Africa” from my trip back in October of 2008.