Bibiana is eleven and lives in Tanzania. She was born an albino, a genetic disease. Her skin, lacking pigment, is highly sensitive to the sun. In a country where it…
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This is the photographer speaking: “The meaning of art is not authenticity but the expression of authenticity. Truth alone can neither justify nor excuse it. Since the object itself is…
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