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A man lights a cigarette using the smoldering end of a piece of dense rope, Newmarket, Kolkata, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Monsoon rain clouds over the Jodhpur Park area of South Kolkata, India. Direct from the camera with no post-processing.
A woman with no lower legs accepting donations during the Mahalaya festival, BBD Bagh, Kolkata, India
Interior of South City Mall decorated for the Hindu Durga Puja festival, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India. It's the largest mall in East India.
Muslim girls in fancy dress during Eid al-Adha, 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.
More than 20,000 Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha 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.
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
A man works at a metal fabrication shop without any health precautions, Beniatola, Kolkata, India. Respiratory disease is a major problem in India.
A girl holds up a ceramic head recovered from an idol immersed in the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
A boy recycles plastic refrigerator trays, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A rickshaw driver plies his trade during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.
A small boy poses for a portrait at night, on a busy street with no parents anywhere in sight. He called me over and inisted I take his photo. BBD Bagh, Kolkata, India,