Human–wildlife conflict is one of the most pressing conservation challenges of our time. In the forests and farmlands of Bangladesh, communities living on the edge of protected areas face a daily reality that rarely makes global headlines — elephants raiding crops, destroying homes, and sometimes taking lives.
This series documents the people caught between survival and coexistence: farmers who lose entire harvests overnight, families who mourn the loss of loved ones, and wildlife rangers navigating an impossible balance between protecting endangered animals and protecting human lives.
The Cost of Coexistence asks what it means to share land with one of the world's largest and most intelligent creatures — and at what price that coexistence comes. These photographs explore the deep and often painful connection between humans, nature, and the environment in a country where rapid development continues to shrink the space for both.
The project is ongoing, begun in 2023, and continues to follow communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet regions of Bangladesh.