Just back from Peru on assignment for ACCION, a Boston based NGO that promotes financial inclusion. We traveled overland from Cusco to Puno to meet ACCION clients who are benefiting from the programs. Best moment: learning how to call the Lake Chicken from Jorge Vilca Charca, an Uros Indian living on a reed island in..

Just back from El Salvador and Honduras on assignment for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. Click here to be directed to the gallery.

John Rae Photography Winner in AP 30 Photo Contest American Photographer has announced the winners of the AP 30 Photo Contest . AP is one of the most prestigious Photo Contests in the US. The winning photograph was chosen from tens of thousands of entries from over 80 countries. The photo was shot on assignment..

Last day in Mozambique. Full morning of rain. Rickety boats. And when the sun finally comes out- running aground a mile from shore in super stinky mud. Glamorous.

 Hey- just finished a new video for Accion, a Boston based NGO that promotes financial inclusion, about a guitar maker in Paraguay. Check it out.

Team: Rosie Vanek, Global Fund Communications John Rae,  Photographer Oct 6th Well, well, well, landed in Harare after 28 hours of travel and had the customs guy decides to pick me out of the lineup for extra attention. So off we go to the stainless steel table that seems to be sporting some strange stains..

Air Travel: 18,341 Miles Airports: 6 Bad Airline Movies: 8 Photos: 5789 (and counting) Wonders of the World: 3

ASMP (America’s leading trade organization for photographers) has announced the winners of its 2014 Photography Contest. John Rae has won an Honorable Mention for his photograph of Raphael, a member of an AIDS orphaned family in Zambia. The Image14 Contest Winners Exhibition will be held at the prestigious Chelsea 27 Gallery with an opening on..

Stories from the field represent a series of remembrances from over a million miles on the road. Hyderabad, India 2007. I was in Hyderabad to accompany HIV outreach workers as they performed their rounds. As the sun went down and the smell of the cooking fires came up, we had one more visit to make. ..

Px3 has announced the winners of its 2014 Photography Contest. John Rae has won six awards- one Gold, two Silver and three Bronze awards in the Advertising/Annual Report, Advertising/Other, and Portrait/Children Categories. The Gold award went to John’s work in Nicaragua for Accion, a Boston based NGO that promotes financial inclusion. The first Silver award..

Photo District News announced the winners of its annual flagship photo contest and John Rae has been named a winner in the Design/Promo Category. The winning series of photographs was created for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria on assignment in Zambia. Maureen, Rachel and Gift lost their parents to AIDS six..

Stories from the field represent a series of remembrances from over a million miles on the road. September 2008 I was in Cuidad del Este, Paraguay on assignment for the Global Fund. CDE is defined by hyperactive cross border trading with Brazil. And, as you might guess, it’s prisons are full of traders, fixers, and..