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This is Manuru. When his father died,
這是Manuru。當(dāng)他父親死的時候，
his uncle trafficked him to work with him in the mines.
他的叔叔把他賣到自己在工作的這個礦場。
When his uncle died, Manuru inherited his uncle's debt,
在他叔叔死后，Manuru要繼續(xù)背負他叔叔的欠債，
which further forced him into being enslaved in the mines.
他被迫繼續(xù)在礦場工作。
When I met him, he had been working in the mines for 14 years, and the leg injury that you see here is actually from a mining accident,
我見到他時，他已在礦場工作了14年照片中看到的這個腿傷是在一次鑿礦意外中造成的，
one so severe doctors say his leg should be amputated.
當(dāng)時情況危急，醫(yī)生說要截肢。
On top of that, Manuru has tuberculosis,
除了這個傷以外他還患有肺結(jié)核，
yet he's still forced to work day in and day out in that mine shaft.
即使這樣，他也必須每天在井下沒日沒夜的工作。
Even still, he has a dream that he will become free and become educated with the help of local activists like Free the Slaves,
即使如此，他也夢想著能夠重獲自由在Free the Slaves這樣的組織幫助下接受教育，
and it's this sort of determination,
就是這樣的信念，
in the face of unimaginable odds,
面對令人難以想象的苦難，
that fills me with complete awe.
讓我充滿敬畏。
I want to shine a light on slavery.
我希望我們給這些被奴隸的人一道光。
When I was working in the field,
當(dāng)我在拍攝的途中，
I brought lots of candles with me,
我?guī)Я撕芏嘞灎T，
and with the help of my interpreter,
在翻譯的幫助下，
I imparted to the people I was photographing that I wanted to illuminate their stories and their plight,
我把蠟燭分給了我的拍攝對象，我希望能點亮他們的故事和他們的困境，
so when it was safe for them, and safe for me,
當(dāng)我們都安全的時候，
I made these images.
我拍了這一系列的照片。
They knew their image would be seen by you out in the world.
他們知道這些影像會被外面的人看見。
I wanted them to know that we will be bearing witness to them, and that we will do whatever we can to help make a difference in their lives.
我想要讓他們知道，我們將為他們作證，盡我們所能讓他們的人生有所改變。
