The Grandmother Spirit

Many Grandmothers in Sub-Saharan Africa have buried their own adult children who died from AIDS and are now raising grandchildren, even great-grandchildren.

Steve Simon is an award-winning documentary photographer and author of five critically acclaimed photography books including The Passionate Photographer, which was chosen as one of Amazon’s "Top Ten Art and Photography Books." He has photographed on assignment in more than 40 countries and his work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, Colors, Life, Time, Le Monde, Harpers, Macleans, Walrus and many others. Steve is best known for his work focusing on the human condition, capturing life as he encounters it. He shines a light on important subjects and issues.