My name is Ha Lam and I am the National Projects Photographer for Whole Foods Market. Over the last two years, I’ve had the opportunity — and privilege — to meet several recipients of Whole Planet Foundation micro-loans. Those trips, which spanned South and Central America, have been nothing short of amazing. Though our time was short with each borrower, I felt a connection with each woman. At times I wondered: How much can you really learn about people after being in their homes for just a few hours? The relics of our lives, the ones we live with every day, the ones we quit paying attention to years ago — those are the things that often say the most about us.

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