18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A Plastic Refuge
A vulnerable woman lies on a bed of waste near the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Deprived of the most basic human needs, atop a disease-ridden refuge, she inhales the polluted air of the over-populated city as insects gnaw at her while she sleeps. The slums are not safe and the slums are not habitable.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 05.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Copyright: | © Saiful Islam |