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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Saeed Kamali Dehghan

She shoots … but can Gambia’s trailblazing female photographer score a place at the World Cup?

Sarjo Baldeh, sports photographer
Sarjo Baldeh, 22, from the Gambia, is one of the youngest sports photographers at the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Ivory Coast. Her dream is to go to the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US and Mexico. Photograph: @eyelit_studio

When Sarjo Baldeh was 20, she was given a Canon T6 as a birthday present. She was thrilled to have her own camera after spending her teenage years practising with borrowed equipment.

“Cameras are expensive in my country and are often imported from abroad, so you have to save for years to be able to buy your own,” says Baldeh.

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