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
Boubacour Diallo (18)
“I was born like this. It is God’s will. People sometimes laugh at me, but that doesn’t bother me. I am an honest Muslim. I don’t fear death.”
People receiving treatment on Africa Mercy, a hospital ship docked at Conakry, Guinea.
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