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A worker at a small plastic recycling facility in Dhapa, Kolkata, India, right next to the Dhapa dumping ground, which is the main landfill for Kolkata.
A large tree and a fishing hut are silhouetted at sunset in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Women in saris pick wildflowers near the tiny village of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They're working within 50 meters of the massive Dhapa landfill.
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.
With invasive water hyacinth in the foreground, fishermen gather around a fire on a cold winter morning, in the town of Chingrihata, 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.
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling facilities near the landfill.
A woman harvests wildflowers near the Dhapa dumping grounds in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Dhapa is the primary landfill for Kolkata's 13 million residents.
Sunset over open water and palm trees near Chingrihata, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A silhouetted bird carries a small fish to a perch atop a stick, 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.
Children ride the bikes on a rural road near the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for 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.
A fisherman in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They use the poles for propulsion and to scare up fish by beating the water.
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.
Farmer leads cows down a rural road near the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.