Barbers play a special role in Freetown, Sierra Leone. They act as counsellors, listening to clients agonise over their love lives or confide in them about family crises. The barber shop provides a safe space for people to sit back and unwind. Sierra Leone-based journalist and photographer
Olivia Acland has been documenting the barber shops of Freetown.
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The owner of this barber shop, Ronald, decided to have it painted in this way
as he "likes American and English people's style". |
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This barber shop beside Freetown's stadium stays open as late as 11pm
to catch anyone needing a shave on the way in or out of an event. |
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| Barber Kolenzo and his sister relax in the shop waiting for customers. |
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