1999

The Sweeper from Multan, Pakistan, 1999

As I was taking photographs in the ancient city of Multan, I came upon this man, a sweeper at rest. We didn’t exchange words but our eyes met. He pointed to my camera then at himself, positioning his hand over his broom just above his chalky bare feet then leaning his tired, dignified gaze towards me. We were strangers from different walks of life but for a brief moment we made the world stop and look at the sweeper from Multan.

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