• The hijra, a transgendered population in South Asia, have received growing legal recognition in Bangladesh since 2013, when the government officially allowed members of the community to identify as a third gender. However, they remain one of Asia's most vulnerable and impoverished populations. Many have been rejected by their families and live in their own communities, often led by a guru, and provide each other with emotional and financial support.

    For this series, I set up a camera in two different hijra communities on the outskirts of Dhaka and invited members to take their own portraits. It was a playful encounter as participants changed outfits and mixed group combinations. They chose at which moment to release the shutter, and the prints were later shared with the community who also selected the photographs shown here