Pieter Hugo at Yossi Milo is the Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik

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The Daily Pic: In South Africa, Pieter Hugo shoots five boys in their new adult garb.

Published Sep. 27 2013 12:20PM EDT

articles/2013/09/27/pieter-hugo-at-yossi-milo-is-the-daily-pic-by-blake-gopnik/plaid-daily-pic_tpoklw — (© Pieter Hugo; courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York)

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"Loyiso Mayga, Wandise Ngcama, Lunga White, Luyanda Mzantsi, Khungsile Mdolo after their initiation ceremony, Mthatha, South Africa," is a photo taken in 2008 by South African photographer Pieter Hugo and now in his powerful solo

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Pieter Hugo at Yossi Milo is the Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik

The Daily Pic: In South Africa, Pieter Hugo shoots five boys in their new adult garb.

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