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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.