This is Bejoy Chandra Das, he is 45 year old. He is born in Dhaka. He has 7 children, 2 sons and 5 daughters, they all are going to school. He lives here with his family and mother. One of his daughters is married. He is a shoemaker, on the streets of Mirpur, Dhaka.
This is not his family profession, he learned this profession from his elder brother, his name is Subol Chandra Das. Now he lives in a village. He is doing this job with his younger brother. His younger brother’s name is Subol Chandra Das, he is 30 years old, he sits beside his brother. He also lives in Dhaka. Every day they come to the same place and do their job.
Photography by Martijn Crowe