Misti and Mayna, from the series Close Distance by Jannatul Mawa

Delhi Photo Festival 2013

31-year-old Misti, housewife, with 18-year-old Mayna, house maid, from the series Close Distance
by Jannatul Mawa

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Title: Misti and Mayna, from the series Close Distance by Jannatul Mawa
Creator: Delhi Photo Festival 2013
Rights: © Jannatul Mawa All rights reserved. May not be copied without prior written consent.
Photographer's site: mawaspace.wordpress.com
Photographer: Jannatul Mawa
About the series: Close Distance: Traditionally a housemaid works for just two meals a day and assists middle-class women, both housewives and working women, in Bangladesh. Her domestic role causes her to be ‘close’ to the middle class women, yet ‘distant’ at the same time. Jannatul’s intention was to capture this relationship by creating a rare opportunity to keep a close distance.
About the Photographer: Jannatul Mawa, b.1973, Bangladesh, turned to professional photography after years of working as a social-gender activist. She believes in the medium’s potential to combat discrimination. Mawa began her photographic career with UNICEF. She has won awards from UNICEF and the Daily Star.

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