The chain of waste starts with the street collectors on the streets of Amman. The earnings are pitiful, but at least this one is an official collector. It's striking the gracious behaviour of these people when asked for a portrait.
Young Syrian refugee boy working at Jordan’s Al-Elhysniat Landfill-Site, near the Syrian border.
His F1 jacket belies the terrible working conditions and intense heat generated working here under the April sun on the edge of the desert.
Refugees disguised among rubbish at Jordan’s Al Huseyniyat, near the Syrian border. Their V-sign was incredulous given the conditions.
In Al Huseyniyat landfill site, there is a strict hierarchy concerning those who can unload the incoming trucks. Only the long-standing workers get "first pickings".
We learned there was a black market in UNHCR refugee tents, but we didn't know where they were sold. It took three days of painstaking research to finally track down the seller on the outskirts of Amman. His unit was piled high to the rafters with old tents. It seems there is a healthy market in used tents which command high prices.
We found this young lad, a Palestian refugee, working in a scrapyard on the edge of Amman. Looking much older than his years, he stands in front of these elusive UNHCP tents. The slogan on his sweater seems all too prescient...
Independent scrap dealer on outskirts of Amman with various metals for sale. Apparently the profits the fractional – compared to the UNDP tents.
Young Syrian refugee boy working at Jordan’s Al Huseyniyat landfill site, near the Syrian border.
His F1 jacket belies the terrible working conditions and intense heat generated working here under the April sun on the edge of the desert.
Packs of rapid dogs circle the periphery and high mounds among rubbish at Jordan’s Al Huseyniyat landfill site. They bark ferociously when you get with 10 metres of them.
Syrian refugees disguised among rubbish at Jordan’s Al Huseyniyat landfill site.
Al Huseyniyat landfill site. Bulldozers here show their contempt for animal life, squashing chicks mounted high, many of them still chirping as I quickly grabbed this photo.
A bulldozer piles high chicken eggs, many of which were hatching in the blazing sun. Catching a few moments of life, before being extinguished moments later.
Al Huseyniyat landfill site: the bulldozers 'hammer along' at the speed of knots, while the refugees have to dance between them to avoid being crushed.
I photographed this very early one morning in Amman's suburbs. She is an itinerant street collector, and therefore unofficial. She rifles through the bins looking for old tin cans for which she was will receive a few cents each.
This young lad of 13, a Palestinian refugee, who works by trading recycled goods on the outskirts of Amman stands before his tent. His expression of world weariness appear to defy his tender age.
These siblings were playing on the dusty streets on Amman in Jordan. Syrian Refugees – the sisters were very caring of their younger brother, who appears to be very unwell. His sad expression was hard to swallow set against their inevitable fate.
In total contrast to filth of the recycling and scrap yards, we encountered this high-tech, smart factory producing water catchment units to serve the affluent houses all over the Middle East.
