A young Muslim girl returning home to her family. Her stark white hijab offered a startling contrast of cleanliness and purity versus the tarnished environment in which she lives.

The small village is built on stilts above a swamp. The planks of wood present a precarious walkway, easily broken and dangerous to tread upon. This is a life many of us will never experience, never fully understand, and never fully be cognizant of.

Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Please see the full size as I do truly love this photo and don’t feel the small version does it any justice.