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I’m constantly asked what my favourite part of travel is. Today, on the seven-month mark of my journey, I can honestly say it’s the people. Feeling particularly invigorated after three days of group interviews and portrait sessions with the landless peoples of Noakhali DistrictA special thanks to my partner in crime, Em. 

I’m constantly asked what my favourite part of travel is. Today, on the seven-month mark of my journey, I can honestly say it’s the people. Feeling particularly invigorated after three days of group interviews and portrait sessions with the landless peoples of Noakhali District

A special thanks to my partner in crime, Em

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Whether it’s chasing $2 hotdogs with $30 scotch in New York City or taking a short-cut to work through Nairobi’s Kibera slum, I’ve always found the most story-filled places are loaded with contrast— especially socio-economic ones.Dhaka has been an extreme example of that: every day spent walking the sweaty piss-stained streets of the downtown core seems to wrap up with a posh expat party. Here’s a view of the Korail slum—the largest in Dhaka—as seen from one of the many affluent residences in Gulshan.

Whether it’s chasing $2 hotdogs with $30 scotch in New York City or taking a short-cut to work through Nairobi’s Kibera slum, I’ve always found the most story-filled places are loaded with contrast— especially socio-economic ones.

Dhaka has been an extreme example of that: every day spent walking the sweaty piss-stained streets of the downtown core seems to wrap up with a posh expat party. Here’s a view of the Korail slum—the largest in Dhaka—as seen from one of the many affluent residences in Gulshan.