Children are too often the victims of conflicts that adults create. Through their eyes, they gather all the images of incomprehensive cruelty as spectators of a game they do not yet understand. As adults it is our role in society to provide them with the necessary education and set an example as they in turn become the future governing adults of our societies. But unfortunately this is not often the case. Too often their games are interrupted by violence and poverty and their lives become just another consequence of the games that adults play.

In this series of photos, Jonathan Alpeyrie, a freelance journalist and creator of the Peloponnesian Agency (P.A.) captured beautiful images of the Lacandon Indian children portraying a unique view of a conflict yet unresolved. Titled "Children of Chiapas: Smiles of Hope", these photos were part of an exhibition held in New York city and constitutes a unique opportunity to gather some hope for a better future through the eyes of these children.