You turn on the tap, water comes out. Not that the value of water isn’t top of mind for Americans. Just look at areas dealing with persistent drought or water quality issues, like Flint, Michigan. But for most people, it isn’t usually a top concern upon waking up in the morning and getting started on the day’s tasks.That was the feeling of photographer Ashley Gilbertson before taking on a project for UNICEF, in which he visited households across six countries to document the variations in water access that exist around the world. Gilbertson asked each family to tally their daily
Photographer Captures Differences in Water Access Around the World
Daily water use ranged from 16 gallons a day for a family of five in Africa, to 264 gallons for the photographer’s own family in New York City.
Mar 14, 2017
| by Kyle Rogers |
















