Simon Scott, Akut Alier - The Maths Teacher (PEOPLE & PORTRAIT 2026)

I had been photographing at a school in Juba, Sth Sudan & took a portrait of Akut. Using chalk to scribe on his board he had taken a break to view the noise and chatter of students outside his classroom.

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