Kolkata (Calcutta)
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A man shoes away birds as he herds goats on the maidan (central park) in Kolkata, India. Maidan is a large open public space in the city center,
A mother gives her boy a drink at a clinic operated by Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org) in Howrah, India
Shy, recently arrived girl at the Amader Bari shelter operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org), Kolkata, India.
Interior view of South City Mall in Kolkata, India at Christmas, including a diarama with Santa Claus. South City is the largest mall in East India. Christmas is celebrated enthusiastically in Kolkata.
Painted ceramic heads from Hindu idols are reclaimed after being pulled from the Hooghly River, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are immersed in the river during the Durga Puja festival, then immediately pulled out by workers to avoid polluting the river.
A boy works at a metal fabrication shop without any health precautions, Beniatola, Kolkata, India. Respiratory disease is a major problem in India.
Family walks past a Pepsi ad in Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There is still a lot of resistance against sugary soft drinks in India.
Workers atop the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Farm workers pick lettuce in the East Calcutta Wetlands, with large apartments under construction in the distance, Dhapa, Kolkata, India
A case of glass Pepsi and 7-UP bottles, Babughat, Kolkata, India. Such bottles are washed and re-used.
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Hindus pray for deceased relatives along the Hooghly River (aka Ganges) during Mahalaya, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Children collect mud from the Hooghly (Ganges) River on a raft made from plastic bottles. The mud will be used by sculptors to make idols for the Durga Puja festival. Near Kumartoli Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Workers atop the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Boys haul reclaimed plastic down from the top of the Dhapa dumping ground (landfill) to take it to nearby processing facilities, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. It is a cliche to feel sorry for people that work in dumps like this but in this case it's quite misplaced. They aren't unhappy and the work isn't that bad. Dumps like this don't even smell.
A boy with no legs, accompanied by his father. Next to him is a photo from when he was a baby, Newmarket, Kolkata, India
A man dresses up to make money by having his photo taken by Indian photographers during Mahalaya, Kolkata, India
Hindu families immerse idols of the goddess Durga in the Hooghly River at night during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
A boy dressed as Shiva to make money from India photographers taking his photos during Mahalaya observance, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Baby blue ambassador car in Jodhpur Park, Kolkata, India. This is a much less common factory color for the venerated Ambassador.
Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.
Upper class Muslim father and daughter praying during Eid al-Adha, Red Road, Madian, Kolkata, India. I have the only photos taken by a foreigner of this most important day to Muslims at the most auspicious site in Kolkata for both 2012 and 2013.
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Anti-smoking sign in Gariahat, Kolkata, India. Tobacco use among men is epidemic in India, both cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
Children collect mud from the Hooghly (Ganges) River on a raft made from plastic bottles. The mud will be used by sculptors to make idols for the Durga Puja festival. Near Kumartoli Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Street dogs in monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.
Families working in rubber shoe recycling, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A muslim woman begs during Eid al-Adha, Maidan, Kolkata.I have the only photos taken by a foreigner of this most important day to Muslims at the most auspicious site in Kolkata for both 2012 and 2013.
Idols of the goddess Durga are paraded through the streets during the Durga Puja festival, Bhawanipur, Kolkata, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Men pass the time in a great scene typical of what being on the street in Kolkata is like, BBD Bagh, Kolkata, India
Girls at a shelter operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Kumartoli (Potters Town), Kolkata, India.
Elevated view of farms in the East Calcutta Wetlands from the top of the Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India
A boy lights a cigarette using the smoldering end of a piece of dense rope, Newmarket, Kolkata, India
A boy dressed as Shiva to make money from India photographers taking his photos during Mahalaya observance, Babughat, Kolkata, India
A Hindu boy with cerebral palsy begs during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, Red Road, Madian, Kolkata, India. I have the only photos taken by a foreigner of this most important day to Muslims at the most auspicious site in Kolkata for both 2012 and 2013.
Hindu families immerse idols of the goddess Durga in the Hooghly River at night during the Durga Puja festival, BBD Bagh, Kolkata, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
