13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Mobile
African Mother
At sixteen years old, this young girl was raped by a boy living in her village. Her own mother, a village drunk, never cared for her. Now that she had her own child, she knew that her baby deserved a better life. Despite the circumstances, she became the mother that she always wanted.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 04.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 09.2015 |
Photo Location: | Lesotho |
Camera: | iPhone 5s |
Copyright: | © Makayla Springsteen |