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Kids at Play

I was walking around Fort James, on the beach in Ghana, and asked these children if I could take their picture (there were no adults present). The oldest one asked for money, and I paid him. As I walked backwards to get the angle, my left leg fell in an open sewer hole. I lifted myself out and took the photo.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: Accra, Ghana
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Copyright: © Jonathan Spears