A group of pavement dwellers try to warm themselves up in the cold by burning paper in front of the platform. Cold weather is one of the difficulties they face, alongside rain, mosquitoes, and other problems. Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2011.
A young pavement dweller, who works as a sex worker, smokes marijuana while she waits for a customer. Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2010.
Laxmi Kanto Laskor collects garbage for living during a late evening. He was forced to live on the streets after his parents abandoned him because they disapproved of him arranging his own marriage. Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata, India. 2011.
Abdus Sobhan, an elderly street dweller, at a mobile medical camp at Kamalapur Railway Station. At the camp he gets free prescriptions and medicines. The medical camp is run by the Amrao Manush Day Center. Before it was set up, Sobhan and other pavement dwellers did not have opportunities such as this. Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2011.
Tra Singh, an elderly rickshaw puller, carries goods in his rickshaw. In Kolkata the hand-pulled rickshaw is one of the icons and legends of the city. Most rickshaw pullers in Kolkata live in the streets from generation to generation. Raja Subodh Mallick Square (Wellington Square), Kolkata, India. 2011.
Pavement dwellers bargain over a secondhand mosquito net. The small amount of money required for a mosquito net is a great expense for a pavement dweller. Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2011.
Rupa, a child pavement dweller, reads in the early morning before her father wakes up. In Kolkata some street children are lucky enough to get the chance to go to school. This is rare in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Babughat, Kolkata, India. 2011.
Laxmi Kanto Laskor with his 2 year-old son, Mangal, and his sister-in-law, on the way to visit relatives aboard a local train. Their family collects garbage for living. Borabazar, Kolkata, India. 2011.
Asa Rani Laskor combs her hair in the evening with her husband, Laxmi Kanto Laskor, and daughter, Pinki. As the family collects garbage for a living, they shower and freshen up every evening. Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata, India. 2011.
Two porters, Togar Ali and Pir Mohammad, enjoying a morning shower. Kolkata City Corporation supply water from the Ganga River for pavement dwellers to use twice a day. Borabazar, Kolkata, India. 2011.
A mentally challenged pavement dweller dresses himself as a traffic police officer and tries to control the traffic. Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata, India. 2011.
Two rickshaw-van pullers sleep on their van, wrapped in a plastic sheet to ward off rain and mosquitoes. Kawran Bazaar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2010.