Street children in Patna and Mumbai

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About these photos:

The black and white images were taken in Patna and are of the boys that feature in the ESHAAS film. They were a flamboyant bunch and loved to pose for the camera.

The colour images are of the older boys in Mumbai. Many of these boys are rag pickers – they collect rubbish for recycling. At this photo shoot many of them were high from sniffing solvents. This is a common problem with street children as they use substance abuse to hide away from the pain of their day to day existence.