Photos show the world’s ‘uncounted’ people — and what it takes to be counted

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/11194×8396+0+0/resize/11194×8396!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F7a%2F45f90b1444b3b83d9f8ecab0a4ba%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-15.jpg' alt='July 1, 2025. Sirajganj, Bangladesh Mothers who lacked birth certificates for themselves and family members hold up the newly obtained documents after a drive in Dhamainagar Union, part of a campaign to get people to register so they are eligible for social safety new programs.’/>

Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created.

(Image credit: Juan Arredondo)

المصدر: NPR — Arts