IN a corner of northern India a young man who came originally from Indonesia once lived the life of a wayfarer. He had only US$600 in his pocket. He saw that all the corners of the city were filled with beggars. Omar Taraki Niode, that young man, then travelled around in a run-down old taxi through Calcutta, the city where Mother Theresa opened her arms to the poor.

He produced hundreds of photos with his Lumix DMC-FX01 camera. Omar was no Stev