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I met him and his friends in a mosque in Berat, Albania. They were washing preparing themselves for afternoon prayer. Their enthusiatic behavior attracted my attention. They were not affraid of strangers and came to me and then posed in front of camera. I could not speak their language but i knew he was definitely a football fan, and perhaps one day he wanted to become as famous as Messi.
Because he called himself Messi.

I met this kid on the bus departing from Berat to Tirana. Shyness is never an adjective to decribe him. He approached my friend and I to try talking to us even though he knew only a couple of simple English words. I took a couple of pictures of him and his friend. I was really surprised that he wasn't affraid of us. I made a promise to myself that i will send this picture to him with the hope that i could make an impact in his life. A picture sent from oversea, i know, would mean a lot to this kid. I beileve that small things can make a difference in life. So the title of this picture is actually the name of the street he lives.

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<p>CameraCanon EOS 500D
<br />Focal Length70 mm
<br />Shutter Speed1/100 sec.
<br />Aperture4.5
<br />ISO/Film1250
<br />CategoryPeople
<br />UploadedJuly 7th 2011
<br />CopyrightWilliam Teow
<br />berat albania kids</p>

<p>I was surrounded by a bunch of kids, looking at my camera with big curiousity as if it was teh first time they saw such a camera..

Hey, this photo is © william teow