Jan Banning‘s award-winning work on bureaucrats around the world – Bureaucratics – is being shown as part of the “Live Magazine” project during this year’s Rencontres de la photographie in Arles, France.

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Dr. Munni Das (b. 1960) is Block Development Officer in Thakurganj block, an administrative entity within Kishanganj district, State of Bihar. Monthly salary: about 10,000 rupees (USD 220, Euro 200). Standard working week: 35 hours. © Jan Banning/Panos Pictures