Portrait of Don Mbaki Bole for Le Monde, France | Patrick Wack
Inland photographer Patrick Wack shot the portrait of Don Mbaki Bole for Le Monde, accompanying the article “‘J’ai galéré, mais je ne vois plus que la victoire’: Don Mbaki Bole, de sans-papiers à chaudronnier”, written by Jane Roussel.
Arriving in France illegally as an unaccompanied minor at the age of 17, Don Mbaki Bole has since built a stable and accomplished life. Now 25, he is a graduate with a permanent position as a technician and project manager in one of France’s key industrial sectors: boilermaking.