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Ditte Haarlov Johnsen – Maputo Diary 2000 – 2013

Ditte Haarlov Johnsen Maputo Diary 2000-2013 [ EPF 2014 FINALIST ] I grew up in Mozambique. My parents moved there just after independence, drawn by an atmosphere of hope and confidence in the futu…

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Since its vulnerable and innocent beginning, Maputo Diary has become a monument over life lived between different cultures, friendships and people that are no longer here. With my pictures I get under the skin of people who live their lives in hardship. With my camera I insist on intimacy in the pain. When death is omnipresent life shines sharp and intensely