INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF INDIANS

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits. Roberto Pazzi, 42, spent three weeks in India, photographing people of all ages in the suburbs of a number of cities, including New Delhi, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi and Kalkota. From a flute player to a rickshaw driver, Roberto was captivated and humbled by his subjects, who live in a country which, according to the World Bank, has 179.6 million people living below the poverty line.

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WALLABY FEEDS PIGEON

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POLAR BEARS HAVE A SPLASHING TIME

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EYE-CATCHING TRIBAL HAIRSTYLES

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RESCUE TURTLES OPEN WIDE FOR DINNER

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HYENA HAS THE LAST LAUGH

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ENTER THE LOST WORLD

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AMAZING THUNDERSTORM LIGHTS UP THE SARDINIAN COAST

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WAVING SEAL PUP

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HOLY COW! DARING FARMERS IN THRILLING CATTLE RACE

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .