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				Title:River Crowd
				 
				A disabled monk standing in the crowd. Every evening, at Varanasi, India, people gather to the banks of the Ganges for river worship to show respect to the goddess of the river. February 27, 2014 
				
  
				
								   
									Biography:
					Wei Tan is a freelance photojournalist, currently working in Southern Asia but is based in both the United States and China. He undertakes long-term projects concerning social and environmental issues, as well as short-term assignments for magazines, newspapers, and companies. During his time living in China, Tan worked in the field of advertising and portrait photography. He has focused more on social issues while working in Southern Asia since 2011. A select list of Wei's clients include The New York Times, Routers, China Daily, Getty Image, National Geographic & Agence France-Presse.							 |