Fruit Workers of Gorgan

This is a series I did in 2012 which was commissioned by the Sarv Art Project to Photograph the current condition of workers in the fruit market of Iran/Gorgan district. for every 1 Ton of fruit and veg they carry to unload or load trucks the workers get paid only 3000 Tomans which is less than a dollar, Children collecting Fallen Fruits from the ground or Trash and reselling them outside the Market, truck drivers are always on hold waiting to get loaded. I became interested in their personal writings behind their trucks which are a mix of poems, religious writings and moral slogans etc…which often depicts the workers personality and Nostalgic feelings towards his own life.

The writing behind the truck: 

'During my life time I've come to know that no one is anybody's soul mate'

The writings behind the truck:

'This is the result of running away from school'

Desperate truck drivers on halt, They often have to wait for many exhausting hours to get loaded.

A Child gathering fallen fruits from the ground near the fruit market, in order to sell them outside the market to support himself.