The result is a fascinating look at the lives of bureaucrats.
It seemed to be un-photographable, Banning recalls.
But what started as a tedious project ended with an introspective reflection into bureaucratic methods around the world.
There is so much to be found in these photographs, says Banning.
Before the bureaucrat knew quite what was happening, the shoot was over.
India, Bihar
Sushma Prasad (b.
Monthly salary: 5,000 rupees ($ 110, euro 100).
Surinder Kumar Mandal (b.
Monthly salary: 9,500 rupees ($ 208, 189 euro).
Surinder Kumar Mandal (b.
- is “circle inspector” van belastingen in Thakurganj Block, Kishanganj district, State of Bihar.
Maandsalaris: 9,500 rupees (euro 189, US$ 208).
China, Shandong
Qu Shao Feng (b.
Monthly salary: 3,100 renminbi (US$ 384, 286 euro).
Wang Ning (b.
- works in the Economic Affairs office in Gu Lou community, Yanzhou city, Shandong province.
Wang Ning is not married.
She lives at home with her parents.
Monthly salary: 2,100 renminbi (US$ 260, euro 228).
France, Auvergne
Roger Vacher (b.
- is a narcotics agent with the national police force in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dome department, Auvergne region.
Monthly salary: euro 2,200 (US$ 2,893).
Maurice Winterstein (b.
He also is in charge of the portfolio of religious affairs, Islam in particular.
Monthly salary: euro 1,550 (US$ 2,038).
The young lady next to him is Linda Khettabi (b.
1989), an intern pursuing training as a secretary.
Monthly salary: barely 1,000 Liberian dollars ($18, 17).
Henry Gray (1940), acting commissioner for Gbaepo district, Kanweaken, River Gee County.
During the Civil War, the office was completely looted and destroyed: only one wall remained.
Gray has 11 personnel, of whom only 4 are paid.
The rest are volunteers.
He has no budget and over two years salary owing.
All he got was 600 dollars (US$ 11, euro 10).
Gray is father to 34 children (sic), 13 of them depending, and has 18 grandchildren.
Russia, Siberia
Marina Nikolayevna Berezina (b.
She does not want to reveal her monthly salary.
Nikolajevich Ilyich Volkov (b.
- is administrator of the village of Alexandrovskoye (some 1,000 inhabitants), Tomsk province.
Monthly salary: 9,000 rubles (US$ 321, euro 243).
USA, Texas
Rudy Flores (b.
He is based in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, and is responsible for three counties.
Monthly salary: $5,000 (3,720).
Dede McEachern (b.
Monthly salary: US$ 5,833 (euro 4,240).
Yemen
Ali Abdulmalik Shuga (b.
Monthly salary: 30,500 rial (US$ 171, euro 117).
Monthly salary: 28,500 rial ($160, 110).
Bolivia, Potosi
Constantino Ayaviri Castro (b.
The police station does not have a phone, car or typewriter.
Monthly salary: 800 bolivianos ($100, 189).
Marcial Castro Revollo (b.
Monthly salary: 500 bolivianos (euro 55, US$ 62).
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