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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

A Smiley Face in the Slum

This photo The Trashy Nigerian Catwalk (M Matzel) is culled from Bearlin Tias' flickr photostream.

The big smile on the face of the lad speaks volume to the resiliency of the human (Nigerian) spirit. Amidst the squalid and the gravely wretched and filthy milieu surrounding the lad; the big radiant smile is in sharp contrast with the sordidness of his world.

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Imnakoya @ 7/05/2006
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