Wednesday, May 13, 2015

You want to know what poverty is, look in the eyes of these people

A rickshaw driver smokes a cigarette in Agra, home of the Taj Mahal

Here are some stunning portraits captured by Italian photographer Roberto Pazzi which depicts faces of Indians struggling to survive below the poverty line. The photos were taken in the suburbs of a number of cities, including New Delhi, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi and Kalkota. Speaking about the images, Roberto says the bodies of the people captured seem to be telling a story;

'I feel that their faces, eyes, hands and wrinkles are all so expressive - it's as if their body is telling a story. They live such simple, happy lives, and I think it's an ethical example that our society should follow.')


A Sadhu, a holy man of Hinduism, from Varanasi

An elderly woman begs on a ghat - or set of holy stairs - in Varanasi

A Sadhu is pictured in Varanasi, one of the oldest inhabited places on Earth

An elderly man sits on the streets of Jaipur

A shopkeeper is pictured in Jaipur

A portrait of a Sadhu, a holy man of hinduism, in Varanasi


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