Tattoos In Kinshasa: Overcoming taboos
Francesca Volpi/Al Jazeera
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Tucked off a side road in Lubugi, a rough neighbourhood in the capital Kinshasa, barber Kris Bitenda puts the final touches on a client's haircut.
"I consider myself an artist, and I am attracted to beautiful images," he explains. "My tattoos express who I am."