Rivers

Environmental Justice, Mining, Photo Essay, Place, Rivers

Sand Mining – A Photo Essay in Koilwar, India

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This is the first ever photo-essay shot on sand mining in Koilwar, Bhojpur district Bihar. The sand mining nexus in Bihar is intricate and involves influential people at distinct authoritative positions in the government, administrative circles and mafia. As a result, photos of sand mining are highly inaccessible. Though several stories have been published on the issue, photojournalists have often […]

Conservation, Forests, Place, Rivers

In town

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I followed my mother down a winding forest path.   The trail head peaks through the trees that line the softball field down the street from my house.  You wouldn’t know it was there if you weren’t looking for it.  Gnarled tree roots reach up from the soil, weaving across the path—the perfect snare for an imprecise step.  Gusts of wind had recently […]