Photograph overview
Pictured:
"Sin-Yirri district. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso , 2009."
This image reflects the quiet strength and resourcefulness that runs throughout Jessica Hilltout’s AMEN series. A young football player stands facing the camera, holding a ball in front of his face while carrying a pair of worn football boots. The gesture is simple, but it carries a strong sense of pride, humour and personal connection to the game.
Photographed in the Sin-Yirri district of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the work speaks to football as part of everyday life, shaped by what is available and carried by those who love the game. In AMEN, Hilltout looks beyond stadiums and professional football, focusing instead on the players, objects and improvised details that reveal the spirit of grassroots football.
There is a directness in this photograph. The ball, the boots and the figure become inseparable, showing how closely identity and play are connected. Hilltout’s approach allows the viewer to consider football not only as an activity, but as something held, carried and lived with.
Collecting work from Jessica Hilltout’s AMEN series offers a meaningful connection to one of the most celebrated photographic projects on grassroots football in Africa. The series is known for its warmth, honesty and visual strength, documenting a rarely seen side of the game with care and respect.
For collectors, these prints hold both photographic and cultural value. They form part of a larger body of work that records football as a shared language across communities, where passion often exists despite limited resources. Each print carries the spirit of the project while standing as an individual image, grounded in observation and a deep respect for the people and places photographed.
Series:
AMEN | Grassroots Football
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Jessica Hilltout | Sin-Yirri district. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso , 2009.
A limited-edition fine art print from Jessica Hilltout’s AMEN series, photographed in the Sin-Yirri district of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2009. This image reflects the resourcefulness, pride and personal connection young players have with the game, where football is carried not only as a sport but as part of everyday life.
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