A worker packs flour in a wholesale market, vendors unload produce at Bowenpally and a farmer harvests cotton near Nellore. These images document labour that is easy to pass by and essential to everyday life.
Across the selection, Kotesh follows the physical routines of work: lifting, packing and harvesting. The photographs connect city markets with the agricultural communities beyond them.
Photographs and field captions by Jwala Kotesh. Story introduction adapted from the portfolio.
