“Finbarr O’Reilly (born 1971 Swansea) is a Canadian photographer, who in February 2006 won the premier award of the 49th annual World Press Photo contest. He is a 2013 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University”. – Wikipedia

Senegalese models relax backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 6, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A model poses for a portrait backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 10, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Senegalese models prepare backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 7, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng poses backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 6, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Model Sachakara Dieng wears a creation by Senegalese designer Fallou Style during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 7, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Senegalese models wear creations by Ivorian designer Lain Niava backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 9, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Senegalese models wait backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 8, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A Senegalese model is reflected in a mirror backstage during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 9, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Senegalese models wait backstage during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 10, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A Senegalese model sits backstage during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital, July 10, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A Senegalese woman cools off in a swimming pool on a hot day in the capital Dakar, June 22, 2007. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Polio sufferer Marie Diekese, 20, has her hair braided by other girls afflicted by the disease inside the International Polio Victim Response Committee (IPVRC) compound in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa November 24, 2006. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A model waits backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 15, 2010. Picture taken July 15, 2010. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Models joke around backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 15, 2010. Picture taken July 15, 2010. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Coloured lights are reflected onto the face of model Sira Sissoko as she waits backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 16, 2010. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A model wearing a creation by Moroccan designer Siham Kharbough fixes her makeup backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 15, 2010. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A model puts on a shoe backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week July 17, 2010. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Model Liana Ndiaye poses for a portrait backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 10, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Senegalese model Diarra Thiam poses for a portrait backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 10, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Senegalese model Dji Dieng poses for a portrait backstage during Dakar Fashion Week July 10, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

An actress from the Dseu Renaissance de Pikine theater group wearing traditional Toukouleur make-up and chewing a stick toothbrush waits for rehearsal to begin at a local community center at the slum neighbourhood of Pikine in Senegal's capital Dakar, November 7, 2009. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)