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    Shadowing Suvartha on his Waste-Picking Route in Vijayawada
    (2020) Shrutika Murthy
    The photo-essay is an immersive and reflective exercise that attempts to understand the daily lives of waste pickers through documenting "a day in life" of Suvartha, a waste picker in Vijayawada. It highlights the hazardous and inhuman working conditions of waste pickers lacking any protective equipment, constant bending and carrying heavy loads leading to physical exhaustion, body soreness, joint and muscle pain.
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    Shadowing Kishor on his Waste-Picking Route in Vijayawada
    (2020) Prasanna Subramanya Saligram
    The photoessay is an immersive and reflective exercise that attempts to understand the daily lives of waste pickers through documenting "a day in life" of Kishor, a waste picker in Vijayawada. The essay takes us through daily routine life of a waste picker, highlights occupational health hazards of waste seggregation and waste picking and the precarious working and living conditions of waste pickers.