Vik Muniz, is a Brazilian artist that moved to North America in the 80s, and was able to live out his dream and become a great photographer. After his success he realized that there wasn't much left in life that he wanted so he decided to give back.
Muniz went returned to Brazil to visit their largest landfill, there he helped the recyclers as part of his charity work. He began by taking pictures of them & then blowing the pictures up & having them place recycled material on it and photograph it. Muniz sold the work when he was done at an auction and the proceeds went back to the workers. During the process the recyclers began to realize that they could do more for their lives, they were able to see past the landfill and had new found dreams for themselves. They were able to see the world in a different light; leave the landfill, some got married, some got divorced, become a secretary, etc.
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