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Survival amidst Pollution

Child laborers searching for recyclable materials amid the toxic fumes and a mountain of waste at a dumping yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Because of extreme poverty, children like them are forced into hazardous labor at an age meant for education and play.

Awards

Photographer of the Year Contest

2025

Honorable Mention

Photojournalism

Non Professional

Survival amidst Pollution

Child laborers searching for recyclable materials amid the toxic fumes and a mountain of waste at a dumping yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Because of extreme poverty, children like them are forced into hazardous labor at an age meant for education and play.

About Artist

Joy Saha

Joy Saha is a Photographer, Traveller, and Visual Journalist who specializes in capturing compelling human and environmental stories through the lens. His work has been featured in over 100 world’s leading news outlets, including The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Wall Street Journal, TIME, National Geographic, GEO, Stern, Der Spiegel, Amnesty International, and The Daily Telegraph ​of London.​ With a profound interest in Documentary photography, Joy is passionate about exploring the diverse aspects of human life and depicting the pressing environmental challenges of our time. He uses photography as a powerful storytelling tool to shift perspectives and inspire action. His projects highlight daily life, vulnerable communities, and the impacts of climate change, emphasizing the urgency of global solidarity. He is on an endless journey of portraying human struggles and environmental impacts to evoke empathy and drive meaningful change. Joy regularly contributes to ZUMA PRESS and undertakes commissions from NGOs, Newspapers, Magazines, Photo Agencies, Industries, & Business Clients.

Joy Saha

Photographic Areas of Focus

Aerial, People, People, Photojournalism, Photojournalism, Portrait, Travel

Location

Bangladesh

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