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Samoan Youth

This young man was preparing with his friends for his moment of fame on the stage at the Samoan Village at the Polynesian dance festival called Pasifika in Auckland in March this year.




Samoan Youth Pasifika
Samoan Youth
Canon EOS 20D
1/30sec at f/20
ISO 200
Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm


Comments

Anonymous said…
He is cute
Anonymous said…
dat guys name is Antonio hes half samoan half tongan. lol
Anonymous said…
excuse me i fiNk dats me iN ur dat picture!!
J said…
hes so beautiful
Anonymous said…
shame my name is not Antonio im samoan ahh..
shuddup other wise im goin to give u a sasa..
Bolo lau kama..
Anonymous said…
how old is this guy? n what college he go to?
Anonymous said…
that guy is so cute he is definately my future husband, whats his name??
Anonymous said…
FUCKEN TAKE MY BROTHERS PHOTO DOWN YOU FUCKEN DESPERATE RETARDS
Anonymous said…
omg hes gorgeous haha
Anonymous said…
He's a cutie.
Unknown said…
He's like the most handsome guy i've ever seen. What's his name?

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