Revealed by the Light

 

Sunrise light reveals a young girl's features from the early morning darkness of her workplace, the garbage dump in Sylhet, Bangladesh, illuminating a moment of unguarded curiosity. Elements of my photographs often contain themes of mythology, faith, culture, ritual, and symbolism. Often I seek a composition that contains juxtaposition to create an interesting story. Two of my favorite juxtapositions are - young “Monks”; “holy men” acting as the young boys that they are and the second, as in this photograph, - finding beauty and dignity in the most unexpected locations, places where you least expect to find it …