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A man with dark skin holds bracelets in his hand against the background of the pavement

Senegalese street seller, Florence, September 2024

While crossing the Ponte Vecchio in Florence I stopped to change the battery in my camera. This street seller approached and asked if I would like to buy something from him. I said no thanks, so he started in with his background story.

I told him I was from Canada so he asked if I spoke French, to which I replied un petit peu. Anyway we exchanged a few words in my broken French and I bought a couple bracelets from him in exchange for a photo of his hands and product. As beautiful as Florence can be, this might be my favourite photo of the day.

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