Photo story: 10 of People receiving treatment on Africa Mercy, a hospital ship docked at Conakry, Guinea. Stephan Vanfleteren lives and works in his native Belgium.
After his photography studies he started to work as a freelancer in His black-and-white documentary photography Read the full biography. I was born with radial club hands and underdeveloped elbows. Through our education programs, the World Press Photo Foundation encourages diverse accounts of the world that present stories with different perspectives.
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Staged Portraits, 1st prize People of Mercy. October 08, October 12, October 17, October 10, October 16, October 11, Nature,3rd prize Whale Sharks. More information about the photo Less information about the photo.
