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King Kamanda, 2015
by Ella Rubeli
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 Finalist
Nehemiah Kamanda on his eighteenth birthday, with family and friends after Sunday morning church service in Newcastle. Nehemiah is about to finish high school and dreams of being a hip hop artist.