Ole Witt Gallery / Sara Urbaez / May 22, 2018 9:34 AM
Ole Witt01An employee searches for documents for renewing a driver's license at the Regional Transport Office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Ole Witt02A worker organizes medical records at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It's the biggest government hospital in Asia, admitting 70,000 patients each year.
Ole Witt03Wires crisscross a wall behind employees at the Regional Transport Office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Ole Witt04String and tape holds up cables at the Police Commissionerate in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Ole Witt05A coordinator improvises a desk on his scooter in front of the High Court of Gujarat in Ahmedabad.
Ole Witt06Two customers talk to an employee at the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation about their paperwork. The office administers the capital city of Gandhinagar in the state of Gujarat, India.
Ole Witt07A civil servant digitizes handwritten contracts at a property office in Gandhinagar.
Ole Witt08Discarded office furniture blocks a corridor in the archives of the Collector Office in Ahmedabad.
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