Shawn Baldwin

Asia/Africa

An Indian woman holds her nose as she walks past Gautam Ganu Jadhao, a city worker, as he removes a cart full of sewage waste from a Bombay neighborhood. Jadao is part of the Bhangi caste or "Untouchables". Bhangi caste members are traditionally relegated to only the dirtiest and most unpleasant jobs in Indian society. July 2005.
   
Sandeep Lolam, center, hands a bucket full of sewage waste to a colleague while cleaning out a ditch in central Bombay. The men, all from the Bhangi caste or "Untouchables", are traditionally relegated to only the dirtiest and most unpleasant jobs in Indian society. June 2005.
   
A young boy makes his way through a slum beside the city's financial district on the Bombay waterfront. Bombay, with 15 million residents, is a city of contrasts where poverty and opulence collide. July 2005.
     
  
A group of men sleep beside a busy street as a taxi makes its way through Bombay. July 2005.
  
Homeless men take drugs on a street in central Bombay shortly after daybreak. July 2005.
  
Club goers dance at the opening night of 'Rock Bottom', a disco in Bombay. India is now home to the second largest population of HIV infected individuals, with prevalence levels in some high-risk groups as high as 50 percent. June 2005.
     
  
Truck drivers practice putting on a condom during a demonstration by health care workers at a truck stop in Bombay. One of the ways HIV/AIDS is spread throughout the country is by truck drivers who visit the city's brothels during their 2-3 day stopovers in larger cities. India, which has an estimated 5 million people living with HIV/AIDS, is predicted to have an infected population of 20 million to 25 million by 2010. July 2005.
   
A woman begs as commuters disembark from a train at rush hour in Bombay's Victoria station. The population of Bombay - or Mumbai, as it is officially known - is around 15 million. June 2005.
  
Local residents make their way into the sea as a hawker sells kites on Bombay's famous Chowpatty beach. June 2005.
     
  
African National Congress supporters stone to death an Inkatha Freedom Party member in central Johannesburg. At least 65 people were killed and 173 wounded in the city and surrounding black townships in violence resulting from a march by thousands of Zulu's. March 1994.
   
Pakistani women and children mourn at the graves of family members killed in last year's devastating earthquake in Balakot, 180 km (112 miles) from Islamabad, Pakistan. The government plans to rebuild a new town in less risky location, a few kilometres away from Balakot, the hardest hit town in North Western Frontier. April 2006.
   
An Indonesian man, center, reflected in a mirror, removes rubble from his home alongside his son, right, following last weeks devastating earthquake in the heavily damaged area of Parker Village outside of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Yogyakarta, a city on the densely populated island of Java, claiming over 6,000 lives and leaving over 600,000 people homeless. June 2006.
     
  
Pakistani butchers cut up meat before taking them to a nearby market at the river side in Balakot, 180 km (112 miles) from Islamabad, Pakistan. Many of the local business owners want to remain in the town despite the governments plans to rebuild a new town in less risky location, a few kilometres away from Balakot, the hardest hit town in North Western Frontier. April 2006.