Bujumbura Portrait

Bujumbura Boy

This photo is of some Burundian kid that I shot against a lovely white wall. I was just taking a walk around the city when I came upon a little sidewalk candy stand. I made some shots of it and a crowd gathered to watch and wonder why I should be shooting such a thing. With all those people around, I wasn't going to let a nice white surface go to waste. I pursuaded a few folks to pose for me. It became my sunset Streetstudio, Bujumbura style. That's only sunlight and a white wall.

I saw this kid's second-hand Santa shirt and the old fundraising anthem "Do They Know It's Christmas" rang through my head. Bob Geldof would be happy.

For anyone who cares, the second-hand clothing king is Eminem. I've seen his shirts on more folks than I've seen New York Yankee logos and that's saying a lot. They're everywhere. G-Unit and/or 50 Cent is in third place. The Lakers are popular with police and army folks in Burundi. It's all pretty odd.

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