SAME PHOTO AS YESTERDAY with green selectively kept in a B&W.
Tag Archive: Mirpur
FRIENDS AT THE Mirpur 1 Mazar in Mirpur.
WOMEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE at the Mirpur 1 Mazar in Dhaka.
GIRL WALKING with her father in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
MIRPUR DWELLING HALLWAY
LADY AND SON WAITING IN FRONT of Mirpur 1 Mazar.
FIREWOOD going down the street in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
BABY of Street-worker who is getting help. Hopefully the cycle will be broken and he will have a brighter future.
FAKIR at Mirpur 1 Mazar. A fakir or faqir is a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. Another fakir who seemed more friendly invited me to come back at 7:30 pm for the “iftar” (breaking the fast). The mazar is a place where a Muslim saint was buried and a shrine has been built. Many people come here making wishes and then give alms to the poor, including the fakirs. It also has turned into a place where young street workers hang out.
WHAT IS THE FUTURE for this young Bengali boy? What is he thinking. Somehow, somewhere, sometime someone can give him hope for a future. Is this hope in “Digital Bangladesh?” He is holding a cellphone. Hopefully when he calls out for help, someone will help.
MOTHER WITH CHILD near Mirpur 1. She wanted new clothes for the upcoming holiday or at least some money to feed her child! We visited a Mazar (place where a Muslim Saint was buried) today. Many people come here to say their prayers and to give alms to the poor.
GARMENT WORKERS leaving factory in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Dhaka there are at least 40,000 factories, hiring 2 million workers of which 80-90% are women. A 13 yr. old worker locks herself in the bathroom or goes on the rooftop when the Child Labor inspectors come because she doesn’t want to lose her job. She is the main supporter of her family at $32 per month. They now only like to hire the tall young girls because they look earlier. So, the short young girls can’t find jobs to help support their families.
The Camerist's Collection 