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On my last visit to Jacmel, while wandering aimlessly I saw a little girl on the balcony of an elegant gingerbread townhouse. I try to shoot candidly as much as possible when I am on the streets. However, when I asked her if I could take a portrait, she went back inside and came back out with her mother—a very nice woman who agreed that I photograph her daughter. It's important to get the children you are photographing as comfortable as possible, and striking a conversation helps them to relax and even smile, which I wanted for her portrait.