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maputo in pictures: day-by-day

watch the project unfold. see how the kids evolve as storytellers. follow the work, day by day.

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Friends
Joaquim

The Mozambican handshake
Farida

Making sandals
Namani

Young street style
Andre

Air four
Aires

Little girl
Varlito

Football
Antonio Augustin

Brother and sister
Andre

Baby backpacks
Antonio Augustin

Higher power
Joaquim

Paper memories
Joaquim

Little Capoeirista
Andre

Joaquim and his sister
Andre

Looking forward
Andre

The entourage
Andre

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Inocencia

At the open-air market
Damiao

Men of the family
Inocencia

Charcoal for sale
Mónica

Cecilia at home
Inocencia

Chikelene Market
Antonio Arlindo

Tomatoes, water, rice, and carrots
Antonio Arlindo

Break time from the roda
Inocencia

The cleanest shoes in town
Carla

Choice seats
Mónica

Capoeiristas
Inocencia

At the open market
Antonio Arlindo

It's free to look
Antonio Arlindo

At the open market
Antonio Arlindo

The kiss
Irenio

Sifting
Saquina

Cemetery
Saquina

Corn
Latifa

Reminder
Nilza

Under a watchful gaze
Nilza

Family
Latifa

Brother and sister
Latifa

Cooking
Latifa

Hands that feed a family
Nilza

Braselino
Nilza

Braselino
Nilza

Pictures from the past
Nilza

Cleaning up papa's place
Saquina

The motorcycle in our bedroom
Braselino

At home
Latifa

At home
Mónica

A young visitor
Amelia

Mónica

The wall
Anatercia

Girl
Joaquim

Tomatoes for sale
Joaquim

Craft work
Joaquim

Smiles up close
Camila

Circle in the sun
Aires

Damiao and his family
Antonio Augustin

My sister in my room
Varlito

Damiao
Antonio Augustin

The light through the window
Cecilia

The most enjoyed hobby by boys in Mozambique
Inocencia

Habitacion
Nilza

Hang ten
Marta

Converse
Namani

His own room
Braselino

Two brothers
Braselino

Book of singing
Braselino

The first house of many
Braselino

Vacancy
Braselino

Life at home
Braselino

A relative visits
Braselino

The front door
Braselino

Light in the dark
Braselino

Decorating the house
Braselino

Four rooms
Damiao

Antonio at home
Damiao

Antonio at home
Namani

Antonio at home
Nelson

Memories
Marta

Wardrobe
Namani

The window
Damiao

Nightstand
Irenio

Ana and sibling
Jeremias

Water jugs
Irenio

From trash to treasure
Jeremias

Hanging out at the dump
Jeremias

Outdoor kitchen
Jeremias

The house that Reencontro built
Irenio

Family
Irenio

Kitchen table
Irenio

Children raising children
Farida

Blade and Michael Jackson
Irenio

Brothers
Saquina

Trash walk
Irenio

Girl with a baby
Irenio

Young family
Jeremias

My sisters
Irenio

My brothers
Saquina

View from the back of the house
Irenio

The littlest one
Irenio

Detached side room
Irenio

At the market
Irenio

Identification
Irenio

Laundry
Inocencia

Blue tub
Inocencia

Three girls
Inocencia

Three kids
Inocencia

Woman
Inocencia

Water run
Inocencia

Three boys
Inocencia

Market
Inocencia

Two boys
Irenio

Woman
Jeremias

Sidewalk stroll
Jeremias

Shoemaking
Irenio

The little experiment
Irenio

Woman
Jeremias

Mother and child
Irenio

Boys
Irenio

Experienced hands
Irenio

Red
Antonio Arlindo

Young girl
Antonio Arlindo

Inside
Antonio Arlindo

New Dog
Antonio Arlindo

Sewing machines
Antonio Arlindo

Work
Antonio Arlindo

Children
Farida

Girl
Cecilia

Children at a market
Cecilia

Resting
Cecilia

Boy
Farida

Car
Farida

Young band
Antonio Augustin

Gleam
Farida

Children
Amelia

Home store
Aires

Bright day
Antonio Augustin

Sun and shade
Cecilia

Leap
Aires

Drinking water
Cecilia

Rolling
Cecilia

Venice Arts mentors visit the neighborhood
Damiao

Girl
Farida

Clothes shop
Damiao

Jump
Aires

Minding the store
Andre

Writing on the wall
Antonio Augustin

Portrait work
Saquina

Portrait work
Saquina

Portrait work
Damiao

Portrait work
Saquina

Portrait work
Damiao

Nelson
Nilza

Nelson
Nilza

Portrait
Alcides

Township
Nwabisa Ndlokovane

The Welcome is Big
Nwabisa Ndlokovane

Woman in Enkanini
Funeka Nceke

Birth at Maternity Clinic
Yolanda Tsini

Sorrow and Surprise
Thembisa Mdatyulwe

In the Shabeen
Thabile Kwezi

Nolukholo’s House
Phumza Brikwa

Nolukholo
Phumza Brikwa

School Girl
Nwabisa Ndlokovane

Untitled
Nozandulela Samela

But the Welcome is Big
Nozandulela Samela

Untitled
Nozandulela Samela

Kids with Doll
Funeka Nceke

Sisters
Funeka Nceke

Resident of Khayelitsha
Funeka Nceke

Hope
Funeka Nceke

The House is Small
Funeka Nceke

Untitled
Funeka Nceke

Untitled
Funeka Nceke

Three Bodies Deep
Danielle Gana

Positive
Danielle Gana

Market at Gugulethu
Danielle Gana

At Pumla’s Grandmother’s Grave
Danielle Gana

Skin on Skin
Caroline Kompe

Uncle in His Home
Caroline Kompe

HIV Regimen
Caroline Kompe



I love studying photography and the project. It has opened my eyes to new ways of seeing life.
Joaquim
Maputo project participant


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