Some places stay with you long after you leave. Uganda is one of those places for me.
As I write Fields of Resilience, I find myself struggling with something every traveler and storyteller faces—how do you capture the full depth of an experience? How do you share the weight of a moment that a photograph alone can’t hold?
I just finished writing Chapter 3, a section that tells the story of Agri Planet Africa, an organization using sustainable agriculture and education to empower communities. I’ve walked their farms, met the students they teach, and planted trees alongside volunteers working to build a more self-sufficient future. I have the photos to prove it.
But the photos don’t tell the full story.
What the Camera Can’t Capture
📸 A photo of schoolchildren planting trees shows their joy—but not the challenges their school faces in providing daily meals.
🌱 A lush cabbage field at Kyangwali Refugee Settlement shows progress—but not the months of labor, setbacks, and resilience behind it.
🤲 Volunteers working on Agri Planet’s new Community Permaculture Resource Center looks inspiring—but doesn’t capture the heat of the sun, the exhaustion, or the determination in their eyes.
I remember standing in the red Ugandan soil, feeling the weight of these moments. I took pictures, knowing they were beautiful, knowing they would tell part of the story. But some things can’t be fully captured—only felt.
The Challenge for Travelers and Storytellers
This is something every traveler experiences. We visit places that move us, we try to document them, and yet… there’s always something that gets lost in translation.
Uganda challenged me—not just as a traveler, but as a storyteller. I want Fields of Resilience to do more than display images; I want it to bring people into the experience.
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