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"Oil Village"

"Oil Village pairs my father's pictures of the fragile perfection of these endangered butterflies with my own pictures of the people and lands affected by the oil industry in Azerbaijan—where the oil boom has resulted in the concentration of nearly half of the country's population in and around its capital of Baku. Lack of environmental stewardship, corruption, and governmental negligence have combined with industrial and petroleum-related production to create an environmental catastrophe. Due to overpopulation, urban decay, and a lack of social services, Baku has been named by some as the most polluted city in the world. Though recent investments by the government have brought parks and fountains to cities and villages everywhere in the country, access to potable water, reliable electricity, and decent health and education services is still a challenge.

My photographs tell stories of communities living dangerously among this industrial ruin, trapped in difficult circumstances and without any benefit from the oil which still contaminates the land on which they live."

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