In pictures: Zambia's new generation

Photographer Kerstin Hacker's photographs document the rapid pace of change in Lusaka, capital of Zambia.

Fast-food restaurants, such as the South African chain Hungry Lion, have become popular with a young urban population

Fast-food restaurants, such as the South African chain Hungry Lion, have become popular with a young urban population

Nathan Malambo, a promising young skateboarder, at Paark Xtreme

Nathan Malambo, a promising young skateboarder, at Paark Xtreme

Back stage at a fashion show during a urban youth festival at Nadec sports complex

Back stage at a fashion show during a urban youth festival at Nadec sports complex

Local designer Chisala Musasha prepares a model for a photo shoot

Local designer Chisala Musasha prepares a model for a photo shoot

A construction site for the Love of Home Chinese homeware store, in Kalingalinga

A construction site for the Love of Home Chinese homeware store, in Kalingalinga

Expensive cars are a status symbol for the Zambian middle classes and car washes are used to network by new entrepreneurs

Expensive cars are a status symbol for the Zambian middle classes and car washes are used to network by new entrepreneurs

Workers return empty trolleys from the car park of the Manda Hill Shopping Mall

Workers return empty trolleys from the car park of the Manda Hill Shopping Mall

A "groomsman" performs a traditional choreographed dance at a wedding in an affluent hotel

A "groomsman" performs a traditional choreographed dance at a wedding in an affluent hotel

Two sisters waiting for their ballet class to begin in a gym

Two sisters waiting for their ballet class to begin in a gym

Sunday service at the Evangel Baptist Church

Sunday service at the Evangel Baptist Church

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