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feature: ‘realezas djuntu’ – the empowering new photo project by martin shankar and thais lago.

December 23, 2015

Check out Brazilian photographer Martin Shankar’s latest photo project, ‘Realezas Djuntu’ (a collaboration with Thais Lago) – a series which features African models of Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Angola who are now based in Bahia, Brazil. Shankar tells us, “These people are African royalty in our country, children of our ancestors, and they are leaving a trail of much beauty here in our Bahia”. Shankar adds, “This series is an incredible record – made among friends – of the AFRO aesthetic that is taking more strength in the bodies of our Brazilian warriors”. Explore below and CLICK HERE to see more.

By Alexander Aplerku, AFROPUNK Contributor

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