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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.
Portrait of a toddler in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
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.
Foamy, dirty water in an unnamed creek near Bantala and Dhapa, Kolkata, India. The area is home to the main landfill for Kolkata, and a large number of small recycling operations, as well as leather incinerators. Pollution in the area is extreme.
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.
Children near the Kakdwip railway station south of Kolkata, India wait to catch coins thrown by pilgrims arriving from the Gangasagar Mela (festival) on nearby Sagar Island.