What happens when you ask people throughout Africa to document the continent’s biggest challenges, city systems, and burgeoning innovations? You get mesmerizing photos of everyday Africans trying to get by despite government corruption, lack of infrastructure, and shocking poverty.
That’s exactly what IBM Research – Africa did when they launched The World is Our Lab – Africa Picture Project, and the results are stunning portraits of survival, love, and resilience.
The selection of images below was republished with permission. Check out the full gallery here.
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