Like Us

'Like Us' is a photo documentation of special children living in the eastern parts of Ahmedabad, India who are served by a Ngo – Prabhat Education Foundation. Photographers have access to spaces where privacy is guarded and treasured, where stories need to be told and heard. Dire living conditions, poverty and poor health indices seem to go hand-in-hand. I have had the opportunity to present to the viewers a glimpse of a world which they might never be exposed to. A world not very far and yet devastatingly different. As photographers we are told not to get involved, just observe, shoot and leave but that was impossible while shooting for Prabhat. I often found myself wondering what the children and their parents thought, felt and how they see the world. Though these kids are considered "special," I now know that their laughter, smiles, fears, tears, joy and pain are just "LIKE US."