El nuevo gladiador (The New Gladiator)

This is a young barber participating in the first barber's festival of San Miguelito district in Panama City, a part of the country characterized by violence, poverty and chaos, where people have been forced to find innovative ways of earning money, such as becoming a barber. For Leguisamo, the festival, and these photos, are there to show them how valuable their culture and community are, and to motivate them to keep working hard.