Youths represent a growing share of people living with HIV – especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they constitute 39% of all new cases. Thanks to impressive medical advances, HIV has in recent decades transformed from a life-threatening disease to a chronic condition with near-normal life expectancy.

But what about these youths’ quality of life? And has the public’s understanding of this health condition advanced as well?

This photo book illuminates what it is like to live with HIV, ...