Repost This ArticleStunning portraits taken in the slums and rural tribal areas of Gujurat, a state in India north of Mumbai.
These photos are part of a documentary project for Child Reach UK and will be used for marketing and fundraising projects in India and the UK. Assistance comes in the form of education and advocacy.
Despite the horrible living conditions, the majority of the children in these areas seem to be surprisingly full of life. 
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Recess time in the playground
The Centre for Development, with the aid of Childreach International provides funding and access to advocacy and education in the slums.
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The Kite runner
A young boy takes time to fly a kite while his classmates study in cramped quarters below.
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Feet
(left) Children in the slums face seemingly insurmountable conditions. (right) With no television, Playstation, or computer handy, children in the slums become masters of improvisation.Intermission
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Student
Enrolled in class, little Riddhi is already beating the odds. We met her on the way to class...holding her tablet like a shield.
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Worker
A child laborer hand-rolls incense sticks.
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The glass peddlers
Young children work long hours hauling scraps near the ship breaking yards outside of Bhavnagar, Gujurat.
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Child labor
Children as young as six work hauling bags of plaster near the shipyards. With corruption rife in the rural areas, child labor laws are difficult to enforce.
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Home sweet home
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Light
Amongst horrendous squalor and the ever present danger of hopelessness, faith abounds.
Martin Prihoda
Martin Prihoda is an editorial and advertising photographer born in Canada but currently residing in Mumbai. He is a regular contributor to Vogue, GQ and Harpers Bazaar as well as a large advertising client base. He is passionate about portraiture photography and his current project “Faces of the Kumbh” is a personal project featuring portraiture work in Rishikesh and Haridwar, North India. Visit his website.
Amazing, beautiful, soul-touching photos!
yooo am 15 but i would do anyting to help them i have a heart is their we can help them
Is there a point you want to make? For example, you can find slums in virtually every capital of the 55 Sub-Saharan African states, and take pictures that are equally, if not more explicit. Your photographs, by the way, are pieces of art.
JF
I’m sorry, but how would not having faith help these people? Other than the cast system, faith isn’t holding them down.
wow, incredible lighting
Brillant photography. Haunting images. Thank you for sharing this touching photo essay.
Beautiful. This is some stunning work. Love the shot of the rollerskates.
how I’m moved….