I'm fortunate that my job takes me to some wonderful and culturally diverse countries. One of those countries is Bangladesh. I have visited Dhaka, the capital, on a number of occasions but this time decided to wander around with my camera and capture life on the streets of the city. Photographing complete strangers is not something that I'm fully comfortable with, but I hope that the photos are at least interesting and provoke thought. The pictures that I took were of the street beggars. The only way that these people can survive and feed their children is by begging for money from cars passing by. Poverty and malnourishment are commonplace. One of the most disturbing sights I witnessed was a young girl with self-harming scars on her forearm, including a recent open wound, which looked like it would require stitches. For every portrait that I took, I gave 100 Taka (about £0.75/$1.50). I hope that the money was put to good use. I found it very difficult to refuse to give money to beggars but decided to give only to children and their mothers. If you would like to help the situation in Dhaka, may I suggest that you visit www.thedhakaproject.org This NGO was started by an Emirates Airline cabin-crew member who was appalled at what she saw on her first visit to Dhaka. The idea behind the project is to take the kids off the streets and feed/clothe/educate them. Fundamental to the project is that the parents are trained in a trade to enable them to help themselves, meaning they are no longer reliant on the children begging on the streets. The project works. All contributions to the Dhaka Project are gratefully received and 100% of contributions go into the project - even though $10 may seem like nothing to you, it can feed a child for 10 days.