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This 89-year-old woman was abandoned by her son at the convalescent home that Hasan captured in his 2011 photodocumentary "Tears of memories: Death of dreams." Hasan writes that she was told she was being brought to a hospital for a health check-up. This photo was taken 22 days after she was left behind.

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A woman flips through a photo album while reminiscing about her younger years. Hasan writes, "These nostalgic memories keep her alive," in his 2011 photodocumentary "Tears of memories: Death of dreams."

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"The world looks at these women as victims. Broken. But there are rarely any instances of these women committing suicide. They undergo multiple surgeries, more than a dozen in most cases, to fix their nose, to correct their vision, to heal the physical scars. They know broken can be fixed" — Narration by Khaled Hasan in his 2012 photodocumentary series titled "Leave me alone," which details the lives of acid burn victims in Bangladesh, a worldwide phenomenon with high rates of incidence in countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, Nepal and Uganda.

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The mother of these two children, a limestone laborer, is stuck home for the day because of an illness. Without her day’s wages, she cannot buy food or medicine for her family. The photograph was taken in 2008 as part of Hasan's photodocumentary "Living Stone," which chronicles the lives of limestone crushers in Northeastern Bangladesh.

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A limestone laborer bathing in the Plyain river after finishing a grueling day of work. "Living stone," 2008.

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A portrait of a limestone laborer on her midday break, using the time to get some rest before heading back to work. The photograph was taken in 2008 as part of Hasan's photodocumentary "Living Stone."