The Magic of the Wheel

• Prize
  Gold in Press/Other
• Photographer
  João Coelho, Angola
• Date of Photograph
  01/11/2025

Under the same dull sky of the landfill where they were born, movement defies the stillness of neglect. There are no gleaming bicycles or electronic toys here. But when debris ceases to be refuse and becomes motion, a magnetic force is born: the magic of the wheel. Everything discarded gains a noble life. As they roll rubber and metal through the dust, these children run side by side with freedom, proving that play resides in the spirit, not in the object. Their sincere laughter makes their world spin.