ROBERTO AND KATHRYN ORTIZ
& DANNY
It was a simple church talk that touched on foster children
and how there would be so many loving homes available
if everyone decided to make a small difference, but it
dramatically changed Roberto and Kathryn’s lives. They
decided to become volunteer foster parents and welcomed
Danny* into their cosy place two years ago. Today, Danny
is three-years-old and has warmed up to Roberto and
Kathryn, much to their happiness and delight. Previously,
Danny would wail non-stop for hours on end and could not
be calmed down no matter what they did.
AN EVENING WITH DANNY AND THE ORTIZES
Unfortunately, on the evening of our photo shoot, Kathryn
let us know that Danny was rather unwell and might
be an unwilling subject. She was right on the money as
Danny lounged on the beanbag and refused to be in the
photographs, despite being coaxed by his foster parents
and bribed with toys. I decided to take a gamble and began
juggling the miniature soccer ball by myself, hoping he
would be intrigued and subsequently, join me. The trick
worked and he laughed before rushing over to play with
me. We had a short kick-a-bout and my photographer
managed to get ѡ