Gully water tap
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Work with what you've got
Water in India, like in many developing countries, isn’t exactly accessible to all. Here, in a busy gully in Old Delhi, amid bustling sari shops and dhabas and the like, a water tap is something a focal point for nearby residents.
During an afternoon visit, I watched this man come with several buckets to fill and dishes to wash. He had to fight for time with a nearby snack vendor who had similar intentions.
Tags: delhi, gully, india, labor, old delhi, photography, poverty, washing, water
Post card picture
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under thailand
Koh Tao
Tags: beach, koh tao, photography, thailand, tourism, water
Pristine Siliguri waters
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
And by pristine, I mean the Mahananda, a stream mixed with sewage and garbage. Shot taken on my way to Sikkim last month.
Tags: environment, garbage, india, mahananda, photography, river, sewage, siliguri, water
A dusty watering hole
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Drying lake
The old water tank of Jaisalmer, Gadi Sagar. Now, in the middle of India’s dry season, it’s a shrinking lake and cracked spit of dusty earth.
Tags: gadi sagar, india, jaisalmer, photography, rajasthan, water
The magic of irrigation
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Water in a desert works wonders
Rajasthan is a dry, dry place.
Tags: bikaner, garden, india, irrigation, photography, rajasthan, water
Have yourself an underwater Christmas
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
During my time away from modern telecommunications, I became a PADI-certified open water and deep water diver. It was a somewhat expensive, incredibly rewarding Christmas(ish) excursion. I find diving to be a near perfect combination of the exhilaration of exploration and the relaxation of meditation.
I also couldn’t waste an opportunity to commit journalism and reported a story on the nascent dive industry in India, a country where most children are never even taught to swim. There’s beautiful unexplored water here which, of course, creates some tension between divers, the environment and, of course, local fishermen.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, dive, elephant beach, emerging nations, environment, fish, havelock, heaven, india, journalism, ocean, padi, photography, scuba diving, tourism, water, wildlife
Potraits from Kibera
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under kenya
Somali mom
Dry cleaner
Disabled grandfather
Shy grandkids
Charcoal brick maker
I spent several days on trips to Kibera, a sprawling slum of Nairobi. People there aren’t always eager to have their pictures taken, but these portrait subjects all agreed. I met them in the company of NGO workers who advocate for clean water.
Tags: emerging nations, health, journalism, kenya, kibera, photography, poverty, slums, water, water access
Kibera: Pictures of destitution
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under kenya
It’s difficult to overstate the depressing scenes of Kibera, one of Africa’s largest and most well-known slums. The shantytown covers two-and-a-half square miles and, depending on who you ask, has as many as 1.3 million residents. (Some NGOs and analysts question this figure, suggesting the population is closer to 300,000 and is simply inflated to draw more donor dollars.)
I’ve been reporting on water issues in light of Nairobi’s ongoing drought. Public water service is scarce in Kibera (and at times in much of the city), leaving the poorest of Nairobi’s citizens to turn to the private market where they face price gouging and less-than-stellar water quality.
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Tags: drought, emerging nations, health, kenya, kibera, photography, poverty, water
