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Girls on a flower farm, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India. This is one of my absolute all-time favorite photos, as it perfectly captures how happy these hardy, hard-working people are.
Girls on a flower farm, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India. This is one of my absolute all-time favorite photos, as it perfectly captures how happy these hardy, hard-working people are.
Children in a rural village near Foy Sagar, near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Children in a rural village near Foy Sagar, near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
A disabled boy and his cat in Delhi, India
A disabled boy and his cat in Delhi, India
A girl in her sari and jewelry in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl in her sari and jewelry in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man with tonsure or shaved head for religious devotion during pilgrimage to Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man with tonsure or shaved head for religious devotion during pilgrimage to Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Children participate in immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Children participate in immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Children in Kharekhari village near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Children in Kharekhari village near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl collects camel dung for fuel during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl collects camel dung for fuel during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Indonesian tourists take selfies in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Indonesian tourists take selfies in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Two cowboys jokingly kiss in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Two cowboys jokingly kiss in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Characters in makeup during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Characters in makeup during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Lovely elderly ladies Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The woman at center walked up to me, insisted I take her photo, and then sweetly said "you're taking a picture of me, a little old lady?" and then walked away.
Lovely elderly ladies Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The woman at center walked up to me, insisted I take her photo, and then sweetly said "you're taking a picture of me, a little old lady?" and then walked away.
Brothers working for a chile dealer at the Khari Baoli spice market, Delhi, India
Brothers working for a chile dealer at the Khari Baoli spice market, Delhi, India
Candid street portrait of a boy in Leh, Ladakh, India, showing typically sunburned cheeks from the extremely intense sun in Leh
Candid street portrait of a boy in Leh, Ladakh, India, showing typically sunburned cheeks from the extremely intense sun in Leh
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Dalit woman and her daughter, Haridwar, India
Dalit woman and her daughter, Haridwar, India
Boy covered in gulal powder during the Holi festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Boy covered in gulal powder during the Holi festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Portrait of a man on the street in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Candid with natural background (purple painted wall where the man was standing)
Portrait of a man on the street in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Candid with natural background (purple painted wall where the man was standing)
Dalit woman and her daughter, Haridwar, India
Dalit woman and her daughter, Haridwar, India
Elderly woman from a rural village near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Elderly woman from a rural village near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Indigent girl in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Indigent girl in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Portrait of a Muslim man at Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Portrait of a Muslim man at Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Sadhu in Haridwar, India
Sadhu in Haridwar, India
Happy girl and her baby sister in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy girl and her baby sister in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Portrait of a mother and baby in Kullu, India
Portrait of a mother and baby in Kullu, India
Construction worker in Leh, Ladakh, India
Construction worker in Leh, Ladakh, India
A girl in her sari and jewelry in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl in her sari and jewelry in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Brothers in red turbans at a Sikh Festival in Paharganj, Delhi, India
Brothers in red turbans at a Sikh Festival in Paharganj, Delhi, India
Three ladies from the Himalayan village of Umla wait for a bus home after finishing a shift at an Indian Army construction site, Ladakh, India
Three ladies from the Himalayan village of Umla wait for a bus home after finishing a shift at an Indian Army construction site, Ladakh, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Guests laugh and drink at a wedding in Leh, Ladakh, India
Guests laugh and drink at a wedding in Leh, Ladakh, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Nepalese immigrant girl from a family of laborers at a flood re-construction site in the Himalayan village of Phayang, Ladakh, India. The family lives in a tent at 11,810 ft., where this was taken, right next to the construction site. The girl's cheeks are burned from constant exposure to the brutal sun at this high altitude.
Nepalese immigrant girl from a family of laborers at a flood re-construction site in the Himalayan village of Phayang, Ladakh, India. The family lives in a tent at 11,810 ft., where this was taken, right next to the construction site. The girl's cheeks are burned from constant exposure to the brutal sun at this high altitude.
Portrait of a scout in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Portrait of a scout in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A boy wearing an Angry birds t-shirt collects camel dung for fuel in the Thar Desert in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A boy wearing an Angry birds t-shirt collects camel dung for fuel in the Thar Desert in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy mother and her baby in Kullu, India
Happy mother and her baby in Kullu, India
Happy girl collecting water from a trough during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy girl collecting water from a trough during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Smiling boy from a low-income family, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Smiling boy from a low-income family, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Dalit woman and her daughter, Haridwar, India
Dalit woman and her daughter, Haridwar, India
A girl in her sari and jewelry in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl in her sari and jewelry in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A boy collects camel dung for fuel in the Thar Desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A boy collects camel dung for fuel in the Thar Desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Happy women working in the beautiful flower fields that surround Amba village, Rajasthan, India
A homeless family at sunrise near Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India
A homeless family at sunrise near Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India
A girl with her baby goat in Kharekhari village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl with her baby goat in Kharekhari village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog puppy wakes up for the day near the Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India
Street dog puppy wakes up for the day near the Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India
Portrait of a woman in Kullu India
Portrait of a woman in Kullu India
Happy low income girl in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy low income girl in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Dalit girl, Haridwar, India
Dalit girl, Haridwar, India
Happy children in the main square, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Happy children in the main square, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Farmer with a wonderful smile and tobacco stained teeth, Bir village, Rajasthan, India
Farmer with a wonderful smile and tobacco stained teeth, Bir village, Rajasthan, India
Girls on a flower farm, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India. This is one of my all-time favorite photos, as it perfectly captures how happy these hardy, hard-working, simple people are.
Girls on a flower farm, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India. This is one of my all-time favorite photos, as it perfectly captures how happy these hardy, hard-working, simple people are.
A family of women flower farmers, Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India
A family of women flower farmers, Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India
A group of girl friends, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India
A group of girl friends, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India
Happy brothers at a shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Happy brothers at a shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Bookseller and his wonderfully crowded shop, Newmarket, Kolkata, India
Bookseller and his wonderfully crowded shop, Newmarket, Kolkata, India
Happy flower farmer near Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Happy flower farmer near Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Children in Ganahera, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Children in Ganahera, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hindu families immerse idols of the goddess Durga in the Hooghly River at night during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Hindu families immerse idols of the goddess Durga in the Hooghly River at night during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Happy brothers at a shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Happy brothers at a shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Muslim man and his granddaughter during Eid al-Adha, Red Road, Madian, Kolkata, India
Muslim man and his granddaughter during Eid al-Adha, Red Road, Madian, Kolkata, India
Farming families of the Cheeta caste in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Farming families of the Cheeta caste in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Flower farming family in the remote village of Kishanpura Goyla, Rajasthan, India
Flower farming family in the remote village of Kishanpura Goyla, Rajasthan, India
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, 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.
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.
A man holds a small fish caught in a filty nearby creek at a rubber shoe recycling operation, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A man holds a small fish caught in a filty nearby creek at a rubber shoe recycling operation, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Toy salesman at Christmas, Newmarket, Kolkata, India
Toy salesman at Christmas, Newmarket, Kolkata, India
Looking like she just stepped out of Jungle Book, adorable girl at Babughat, Kolkata, India
Looking like she just stepped out of Jungle Book, adorable girl at Babughat, Kolkata, India
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.
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 woman recycles medical waste plastic with no health safeguards, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A woman recycles medical waste plastic with no health safeguards, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Farming families of the Cheeta caste in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Farming families of the Cheeta caste in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Happy girls and their mom in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Happy girls and their mom in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Jolly farming family, Killa village, Rajasthan, India
Jolly farming family, Killa village, Rajasthan, India
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A man smiles revealing teeth heavily stained by chewing tobacco, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man smiles revealing teeth heavily stained by chewing tobacco, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
The awesome spirit of Rajastjan in one photo, children in the very small and remote (not on any maps or in any official records) Nadi village, Rajasthan, India
The awesome spirit of Rajastjan in one photo, children in the very small and remote (not on any maps or in any official records) Nadi village, Rajasthan, India
Adorable Nadia and her family, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Adorable Nadia and her family, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A girl colletcts water from a communal spigot while wading through monsoon floods, Salkia, Howrah, India
A girl colletcts water from a communal spigot while wading through monsoon floods, Salkia, Howrah, India
Local residents offer Hindu prayers at a temple in Maseena village, Rajasthan, India
Local residents offer Hindu prayers at a temple in Maseena village, Rajasthan, India
A boy collects donations for having his photo taken during the Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. I photographed this same boy doing the same thing over three years.
A boy collects donations for having his photo taken during the Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. I photographed this same boy doing the same thing over three years.
Two drunk men talk beneath a glamorous sign selling skin whitening products called "White Impress" to middle and upper class women, Beniatola, Kolkata, India. Western makeup companies aggressively promote skin whitening and it is an obsession for many in India.
Two drunk men talk beneath a glamorous sign selling skin whitening products called "White Impress" to middle and upper class women, Beniatola, Kolkata, India. Western makeup companies aggressively promote skin whitening and it is an obsession for many in India.
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A group of friends in shades, Beniatola, Kolkata, India
A group of friends in shades, Beniatola, Kolkata, India
Happy brothers at a shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Happy brothers at a shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Cute overload! Nadia is about the happiest girl in the world, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Cute overload! Nadia is about the happiest girl in the world, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Sisters living at the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Sisters living at the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Women Hindu pilgrims with shaved heads pray during Ganga Aarti along the Ganges River, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India
Women Hindu pilgrims with shaved heads pray during Ganga Aarti along the Ganges River, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India
A boy collects donations for having his photo taken during the Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. I photographed this same boy doing the same thing over three years.
A boy collects donations for having his photo taken during the Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. I photographed this same boy doing the same thing over three years.
Man and his purple umbrella in monsoon rains, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Man and his purple umbrella in monsoon rains, 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.
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.
A man prepares fast food on the street in Gariahat, Kolkata, India
A man prepares fast food on the street in Gariahat, Kolkata, India
Lovely family in Ganahera, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Lovely family in Ganahera, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Children play in a cart on the side of a busy road at night, Rabindra Ganan, Kolkata, India
Children play in a cart on the side of a busy road at night, Rabindra Ganan, Kolkata, India
Families working in rubber shoe recycling, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Families working in rubber shoe recycling, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Hindu devotees await sunrise on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Hindu devotees await sunrise on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A man works at a metal fabrication shop without any health precautions, Beniatola, Kolkata, India. Respiratory disease is a major problem in India.
A man works at a metal fabrication shop without any health precautions, Beniatola, Kolkata, India. Respiratory disease is a major problem in India.
Beautiful people from the farming village of Kharekhari, Rajasthan, India. These are all good friends of mine.
Beautiful people from the farming village of Kharekhari, Rajasthan, India. These are all good friends of mine.
A farm girl carries a metal bowl on her head, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A farm girl carries a metal bowl on her head, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
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