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Kesmy St. Louis suffered the loss of both arms and massive burns over much of his body when he tumbled into a fire pit in his native Haiti. He came to the Uni...
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Kesmy St. Louis suffered the loss of both arms and massive burns over much of his body when he tumbled into a fire pit in his native Haiti. He came to the United States to recover and hopes to be come a minister
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25 Comments |
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel February 10, 2016
Powerful and moving.
shutterbug12
 
shutterbug12 February 18, 2016
Such a moving photo of a brave young boy which great hopes and dreams, hope they all come true for him
WolfEyesPhotography
 
WolfEyesPhotography February 19, 2016
God bless this child and his recovery. Thanks for the reminder that there is much suffering in the world and the USA is still a land of hope. Powerful image.
Jordanho
 
Jordanho February 21, 2016
congrastulation . Deserved for the best Untold stories winer
kellumbear PRO
 
kellumbear February 21, 2016
Powerful photo! Congrats on your victory!
cs-cookie
 
cs-cookie February 21, 2016
Congratulations well deserved
Margi
 
Margi February 21, 2016
I hope this young man's dreams come true. Thank you for sharing this very real image!
vickinichol
 
vickinichol February 21, 2016
Congratulations on Winning the Awards!! :-) This is a very moving photo and story of this young man! I hope all his Dreams come True!! :-)
MickAlicic PRO
 
MickAlicic February 22, 2016
Congratulations! So well deserved award. Powerful and moving.
johnstevens_0979
 
johnstevens_0979 February 23, 2016
a young man with a vision.
SkyCaptainGannon
 
SkyCaptainGannon February 25, 2016
Hope his dream come true
SteBil30 Platinum
 
SteBil30 March 10, 2016
This is a very powerful image that tugs at the deepest parts of our hearts. Thank you for not only sharing this photo, but for having the courage to take it.
SteBil30 Platinum
 
SteBil30 March 10, 2016
This is a very powerful image that tugs at the deepest parts of our hearts. Thank you for not only sharing this photo, but for having the courage to take it.
EvaThomsonWhorley Ultimate
 
EvaThomsonWhorley March 11, 2016
Epic. I look forward to your follow up on this photojournalistic journey.
nanettehopper
 
nanettehopper May 08, 2016
You can see the sadness in he eyes and very powerful thanks for sharing.
allanthemofmanhamilton
 
allanthemofmanhamilton May 11, 2016
I see a real fighter.
smijh
 
smijh May 12, 2016
it ... really touched my soul. keep fighting, boy!
karlswenson
 
karlswenson May 12, 2016
It's a masterpiece! Keep up the great work! (By the way, what happened to his arms?)
pinkcamera
 
pinkcamera May 13, 2016
Well deserved winner, my thoughts are with Kesmy
talk2suemac Ultimate
 
talk2suemac May 15, 2016
Your photo and this young man remind us that the truly brave find a way to find beauty and hope in the darkest of times.
Tgallant86
 
Tgallant86 May 16, 2016
May God bless this young boy.
SteveTweed
 
SteveTweed June 27, 2016
Exceptionally powerful photograph.
HarryLR
 
HarryLR August 04, 2017
My gosh - his image, and what he must have gone through, makes me hurt inside out.
dessycoyles
 
dessycoyles September 07, 2018
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique.
dessycoyles
 
dessycoyles September 07, 2018
Write a commentSuch a powerfull capture ,not only does it say everything about 2018 , it shows me your compassion , empathy and humanity
Love it , my fav by far , thamks for sharing this tough truth image
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