'Foraging' by Stuart MeikleSocial Environment Category Winner
The Social Environment winner was British photographer Stuart Meikle. He captioned the picture Foraging.
It was taken at the Stung Meanchey garbage dump in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia where the poorest of the poor are forced to scavenge the stinking rubbish for recyclable materials which they can sell.
Workers include young children, where typical daily income is around 50p and who risk contracting deadly diseases from the rubbish.
Text by: The Telegraph (UK)
It was taken at the Stung Meanchey garbage dump in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia where the poorest of the poor are forced to scavenge the stinking rubbish for recyclable materials which they can sell.
Workers include young children, where typical daily income is around 50p and who risk contracting deadly diseases from the rubbish.
Text by: The Telegraph (UK)
