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| Image © 2009, Greg Kahn || In 2001 Amalia Mendoza was in a car accident on a rural Colombia road which resulted in the loss of most of her face including her hair, both eyes, nose, and sections of her skull. After years of frustration, one of Amalia's daughters brought her to America to seek the help of David Trainer, a specialist in facial prosthetics, in the hopes he could give Mendoza her identity back.
Amalia Mendoza, center, pulls David Trainer, left, a maxillo-facial prosthetist in Naples, Fla. out of his chair to give him a hug after finishing a day of work making a new face for Mendoza. Trainer, who makes facial prosthetics said Mendoza's cases was more extensive than any he has worked on. "What's running through my head is, what am I going to do, how am I going to tackle the problem that I'm faced?" Trainer said. |
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Greg Kahn: Photojournalist: Naples Daily News
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Florida Club Drive, Naples, FL 34112, USA |
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The Resurrection of Amalia Mendoza
A project, a year in the making, follows the journey of Amalia Mendoza, a Colombian woman who lost her face in a car crash in 2001, and her trip to America in the hope that a maxillofacial prosthetist named David Trainer could give her her identity back.
I also produced a short documentary for this story, please take a look:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/amalia-mendoza/
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I am currently a photojournalist at the Naples Daily News in Florida and am working on the greatest farmer tan in history.
I was born and raised in RI and studied photography at the George Washington University in DC.
Thanks!
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"Resurrection 01"
In 2001 Amalia Mendoza was in a car accident on a rural Colombia road which resulted in the loss of ... |
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"Resurrection 02"
Amalia Mendoza has new metal implants in her skull cleaned by her daughter Rocio Villa, left, and a ... |
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"Resurrection 03"
A young girl, left, walking with her family in the Coastland Center in Naples, Fla. turns to look at... |
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"Resurrection 04"
Nurses prepare Amalia Mendoza for a surgery to anchor titanium bolts with magnets on the end into he... |
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"Resurrection 05"
Amalia Mendoza has the magnets attached to her skull in surgery. David Trainer, who was making her p... |
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"Resurrection 06"
After weeks of making Amalia Mendoza's prosthetic, David Trainer paints the final details into the s... |
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"Resurrection 07"
Amalia Mendoza, center, wearing her new face for the first time, is accompanied by her daughter Roci... |
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"Resurrection 08"
Amalia Mendoza is greeted by friends and family after arriving in Colombia. "When I arrived hom... |
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"Resurrection 09"
Soldiers in the Colombian army touch the face of Amalia Mendoza after they noticed her walking throu... |
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"Resurrection 10"
As everyone gathers one night at her restaurant, Amalia Mendoza tells the story of her trip to Ameri... |
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