Football Photography in the City of God

Brazil, the origin of Pele and so many other legends of football, is known for its street football. Christophe Simon, chief photographer in AFP's Rio de Janeiro bureau, wanted to find a new way to capture that raw passion in photographs. He came up with the idea of giving cameras to children in the City of God favela so they could chronicle their love of football in their own way. This is Simon's story of what happened next: "In ...