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Maisha Maskini

Maisha Maskini in Swahili is "poor life". I choose this title as Aloni, che youngest of 8, was playing and laughing with one of his brothers just by playing with his nose. They, as child, didn't have much to play with. Seeing them spending few minutes playing and laughing with the simple act of playing with their nose amazed me. We may have lost the way of simplicity in between a drowning abundance, but we still hold on onto the feeling of it.

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Date Taken: 01.2022
Date Uploaded: 10.2022
Photo Location: Tanzania
Copyright: © Mauro Scattolini