East Calcutta Wetlands
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In a gorgeous and totally candid scene, a woman and her two daughters pick flowers on a farm in Dhapa, directly opposite the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
A woman walks down a footpath on a foggy winter morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Farmers transporting cauliflower on old three-wheel motorcycles pass in front of the Dhapa Dumping Grounds, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
Workers melt down and stir asphalt to be recycled, near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
An idyllic, pastoral scene with a large tree, fishing hut, and boat on a foggy morning, East Kolkata wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
A worker disassembles plastic toys to reclaim the plastic for recycling, at a small recycling operation in the East Kolkata Wetlands near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A family picks flowers in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Behind them is the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Fishermen warm up around a fire on a chilly winter morning in Ghingrihata, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A cat lurks hungrily around the morning's catch of fishermen in Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A woman carries plants (type unknown, thought to be flowers) on her head while walking on a footpath near Bantala in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Men scatter soil into the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India. The purpose of this was related to fishing, but I am not clear exactly how.
A silhouetted bird carries a small fish to a perch atop a stick, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
The skyline of Salt Lake City reflections in the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Palm trees and electrical towers mix near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Two women walk along a rustic footpath at sunrise near Chingrihata, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
An abandonded fishing hut on the edge of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Fishermen ply the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India, with the backdrop of Salt Lake City reflecting in the silvery waters.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
A shantytown on the banks of a small lake that is locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Children living at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
Fishermen gather around a fire on a cold winter morning, in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Construction of apartments in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
A silhouetted bird carries a small fish to a perch atop a stick, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man rides a bike past shallow lakes in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
Workers at a facility that burns scrap leather, near Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Fishermen light fires to keep warm early in the morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling facilities near the landfill.
Nesting cormorants (sp.) in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
Rare view of the important East Calcutta Wetlands from atop the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping grounds (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India. You will not see this photo anywhere else in the world!
Farm workers pick lettuce in the East Calcutta Wetlands, with large apartments under construction in the distance, Dhapa, Kolkata, India
Elevated view of farms in the East Calcutta Wetlands from the top of the Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Cows graze on a strip of land in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is Salt Lake City. Cows are actually uncommon in the wetlands, which is a very good thing.
Teenagers from the town of Chingrihata smoke in a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A canal in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
A excavator digs through wetlands in some kind construction or restoration project, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A farming family on an old three-wheel motorcycle pass in front of the Dhapa Dumping Grounds, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
An idyllic, pastoral scene with a large tree, fishing hut, and boat on a foggy morning, East Kolkata wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
