Staged Portraits - 1st prize
People of Mercy
Stephan Vanfleteren
Panos for Mercy Ships / De Standaard
Panos for Mercy Ships / De Standaard
08 October, 2012
People receiving treatment on Africa Mercy, a hospital ship docked at Conakry, Guinea.
Stephan Vanfleteren
Stephan Vanfleteren lives and works in his native Belgium. After his photography studies he started to work as a freelancer in 1993. His black-and-white documentary photography ...
Conakry, Guinea
Barry El Boubacar (61)
“I’m an imam, but because of my cataracts I cannot carry out my vocation. An imam should go among his people, bringing harmony and solving conflicts. I wish I could see again.”
People receiving treatment on Africa Mercy, a hospital ship docked at Conakry, Guinea.
