‘These ship-breakers work on a site laden with toxic waste’: Mithail Afrige Chowdhury’s best phone picture

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This image was taken in Sadarghat, Dhaka
The man he captured smiled and gave him permission to share it as he stepped on to dry land, where Chowdhury was shooting from.Sign up to
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Ship-breakers dismantle old vessels into parts for recycling or disposal on a site laden with toxic waste
Bangladesh, Chowdhury notes, people work in quarries and construction sites lifting and carrying heavy loads, while others scrape a living
He used an iPhone 12 Pro Max, followed by some basic adjustments to the contrast, sharpness and highlights in Adobe Lightroom
This article first appeared/also appeared in theguardian.com