Poor Indian woman collecting pickings from a rubbish tip surrounded by pigs. Andhra Pradesh, India

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Poor lower caste families pick through rubbish dumps to find anything they can sell, use or recycle

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Size: 5400px × 3360px
Location: Andhra Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Tim Gainey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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