Pékin

Beijing, China

In the gloomy lights, ticket controllers have not yet been replaced by punching machines. Only the L’Oréal poster with a blond model shows that things may change in Beijing. December 2004. Sous un éclairage glauque, les contrôleuses de tickets n’ont pas encore été remplacées par des machines à composter. Seule l’affiche L’Oréal avec un mannequin…

Amarapura

Amarapura, Myanmar

Even though hundreds of young monks study and live there, the Mahagandayon monastery is very quiet. At least until 5pm, the time when all the monks get out to sweep the streets. February 2015. Malgré les centaines de jeunes moines qui y étudient et y habitent, le monastère Mahagandayon est très calme. Au moins jusqu’à…

Amman

Amman, Jordan

It is tea time in this yard of an apartment building in Amman. Men do not mix with women. February 2012. C’est l’heure du thé dans cette cour d’immeuble à Amman. Les hommes ne se mêlent pas aux femmes. Février 2012.

Bombay

Mumbai, India

There is a pottery area in Dharavi slum. Women in traditional saris walk through narrow lanes where the pots are ready to be sold. May 2015. Il y a un quartier de potiers dans le bidonville de Dharavi. Des femmes en saris traditionnels avancent dans des ruelles étroites où les pots sont prêts à être…

Nyaung Shwe

Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar

It is a hot and sunny day at the Shwe Yan Pyay monastery. Young monks have a short break in the sun before going back to their buddhist studies. February 2015. C’est une journée chaude et ensoleillée au monastère Shwe Yan Pyay. De jeunes moines prennent une courte pause au soleil avant de retourner à…

Bombay

Mumbai, India

It is said that more than 50% of the Mumbai population lives in slums. Dharavi is the biggest slum in Asia with 1.2 million inhabitants. Dharavi has a very active informal economy in which numerous small enterprises employ many of the slum residents. There is an increasingly large recycling industry, processing recyclable waste from other…