Gallery: New Magnum Fund Pays Out for Deep Photo Stories
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*About 40,000 young Swazi girls take part each year in the Umhlanga Dance, a rite of passage into womanhood. The polygamous King Mswati III, who already has 13 wives, may choose one of the 40,000 virgins as a new wife. Photo: Krisanne Johnson, from the series* I Love You Real Fast*.*
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*In the belief that short skirts lead to sexual advances and promiscuity, the Swaziland government has tried to ban miniskirts in an attempt to halt the spread of HIV. Photo: Krisanne Johnson, from the series* I Love You Real Fast*.*
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*The people of Pati Block in the Madhya Pradesh district of central India have successfully campaigned for employment-on-demand, minimum wages and the disbursal of unemployment allowances, thereby keeping authorities accountable for their promises. Photo: Sohrab Hura, from the series* Pati*.*
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*Saiful Huq Omi is documenting the Rohingya diaspora across the globe. The Rohingya are an ethnic minority from Arakan State in northwest Myanmar. Photo: Saiful Huq Omi, from the series* The Disowned and the Denied*.*
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*Omi's interest in the Rohingya people started with a 2009 visit to Kutupalong, a refugee camp on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. In 1991, when state-sponsored persecution of minorities turned violent, 250,000 Rohingyas fled Myanmar into neighboring Bangladesh. Tens of thousands of stateless Rohingya refugees live in limbo and in poverty. Many have chosen to resettle abroad. This group sits near the city hall in Bradford, England. Photo: Saiful Huq Omi, from the series* The Disowned and the Denied*.*
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*Photo by Wang Yishu, from the series* Substitute Teacher*.*
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*Photo by Wang Yishu, from the series* Substitute Teacher*.*
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*Kamalapur Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010. Lili Begum, who lives underneath Kamalapur Stadium with her family, wakes up at dawn ready for a day's work collecting waste. Around 500 people take shelter beneath the stadium, most of whom are economic migrants from Gaibandha, one of Bangladesh's poorest areas. There are an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 pavement dwellers in Dhaka. Photo: Shehab Uddin, from the series* Pavement Dwellers*.*
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*Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010. A family returns to Dhaka after visiting their relatives in Gaibandha. The family migrated to Dhaka in search of work several years ago. The mother, Rezina (center) collects garbage to sell to vendors who recycle. Her husband, Khabir (right) pulls a rickshaw to earn money. Rezina's daughter studies at a school at Amrao Manush Day Center for pavement dwellers. Rezina's son (left) spends his days unoccupied by activity. Photo: Shehab Uddin, from the series* Pavement Dwellers*.*
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*Sadarghat Ferry Terminal, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010. Pavement dwellers suffer severe health problems: Malnutrition, tuberculosis and drug addiction are common. Often, they will beg for a living or work as garbage collectors. Photo: Shehab Uddin, from the series* Pavement Dwellers*.*
