I see thousands of photographs every day while I'm working and when I see those that really stir my emotions, I just love to share them with you. I came across this stunning collection while browsing. They are all entries in one of the annual CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) photo competitions where entries are generally from countries in the Developing World. Each year there is a theme. This particular theme is "Struggles and Successes".
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1. Rice
This was the grand prize winning photo. A family farm their paddy field during monsoon season in Chilkirhaat West Bengal, India.
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2. Fish
2nd place went to this picture of Chinese fishermen.
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3. Pots
The 3rd place prize was awarded to this picture of a father and his teenage daughter making pottery to sell in the local market in Chandanagar, West Bengal, India.
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4. Veggies
Old women grow vegetables to sell at local markets in Ladakh in northern India.
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5. Nets
Women in Nhatran, Vietnam repair fishing nets for their menfolk's next journey to the ocean.
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6. Nuts
Betel nut grower selling his produce in a local market in Teknaf, Bangladesh.
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7. Kernels
A smallholder harvests her crop of maize in Tanzania.
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8. Gravel
Workers at a gravel crushing works in Bangladesh look through a window covered in dust and sand.
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9. Sheep
A Chinese herdsman family bought sheep with loans and now sell wool and meat to make a living.
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10. Sand
Vietnamese workers cross dunes to reach work.
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11. Ducks
A huge flock of ducks support this Vietnamese family who breed them for meat and eggs.
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12. Metal
A father and son in their workshop bending iron in Kolkata, India.
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13. Hair
90+ year old Eleuterio Arturo Leon Mejia is still cutting and styling hair. He's supported his family in Carhuaz, Peru this way since he was 25 years old.
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14. Job
Asgar Mia is from Bangladesh and works in a small re-rolling industry.
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15. Tomatoes
A couple in Bursa Aksu, Turkey work together to make tomato paste.
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16. Camels
Camel sellers on the way to market in Egypt.
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17. Sell
Many people from remote villages travel up to 50 miles to sell their goods in city markets. Informal pitches crop up everywhere.
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18. Precision
A watch repairman at work in Bur Dubai.
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19. Weave
A man weaves sari silk on a loom in his house in Varanasi, India.
To read more about CGAP go to the website cgap.org
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