Photo and caption by Inês Patrocínio

Mozambique, July 2012. Papito, a ten year-old boy, watches his reflection on the mirror as his hair falls on the ground. Son to an alcoholic father, Papito struggles to raise his four younger brothers, living in a chicken house. It is his first time at a barber shop.

Location: Inhassoro, Province of Inhambane, Mozambique

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