Photos: Some people earn a living from these Sharjah junkyards, buying and selling auto spare parts and written-off cars

A photo series of the car spare parts and junkyards and the amazing people who work tirelessly to sort tyres, stacking car axles, and other spare parts. This junkyard in Sharjah where used cars, insurance write offs and spare parts are shipped in from Asia, North America and sold off for a profit.

A mechanic working away repairing parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.

Unloading new imported tyres on and stacking them for sale. Sharjah, UAE.

A damaged sport car used for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.

An insurance written off sport car used for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.

Some luxury and sport cars are being broken down for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.

A smashed windshield of a four-wheel-drive. Sharjah, UAE.

A sport car involved in a serious rear-end accident. Sharjah, UAE.

A written off luxury car buried among other high-end cars, awaiting to be broken down for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.

Inside a destroyed but beautiful yellow sport car. Sharjah, UAE.

Pile of used in car entertainment systems ready for resale or to be broken down into parts. Sharjah, UAE.

Inside a shop that sells headlights and rear lights for motorbikes and cars. Sharjah, UAE.

A worker is building a wall of tyres recently offloaded from the delivery truck. Sharjah, UAE.

Half a sport car with air bags deployed. Sharjah, UAE.

Peeking through the back window of a luxury vehicle. Sharjah, UAE.

Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.

Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.

Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.

A wall of spare engines for sale. Sharjah, UAE.

A wall of car spare parts in a workshop in Sharjah, UAE.