Monday, November 5, 2012

Bolivia: In the Bowels of Potosi's Cerrro Rico



Bolivia. Potosi. In the bowels of Cerro Rico. Mined for silver since Inca times, and now for tin, this mountain, which dominates Potosi, is dangerously drilled through by countless galleries, many long lost to minds and eyes until new galleries crash through them. Though the air outside is frigid, the heat inside is such that I was able to observe miners inside tiny cavities work while being sprayed with the cold water of a hose.

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Bolivie. Potosí. Entrailles de Cerro Rico. Minée pour son argent depuis l’époque inca, et aujourd’hui pour son étain, cette montagne qui domine Potosí est creusée d’une quantité inimaginable de galeries, beaucoup d’elles longtemps oubliées, mais qui reparaissent quand de nouvelles galeries s’y effondrent. Quoiqu‘il fait glacial dehors, la chaleur intérieure est telle que j’ai pu observer des mineurs dans des cavités á peine grandes assez pour s’y mouvoir travailler sous l’arrosage de tuyau d’eau froide.




Bolivia. Potosi. Near Cerro Rico. Outside her house a woman is breaking tin ore scavenged from a mine's tailings.

Bolivie. Devant sa maison une femme casse du minerai d’étain de résidus de la mine de Cerro Rico qu’elle a recueillis.



Saturday, November 3, 2012

Kadazan Woman Transplanting Rice In Malaysia



Malaysia. Borneo. Sabah. Near Papar. Kadazan woman transplanting rice.

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Malaisie. Bornéo. Sabah. Près de Papar. Femme Kadazan transplantant du riz.

Transplanting Rice in Sumatra



Indonesia. Sumatra. NearLake Toba. Batak women transplanting rice.

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Indonésie. Sumatra. Près du Lac Toba. Femmes batak transplantant du riz.

The Amazing Balance of Indonesians




Indonesia. Sumatra. Near Padang. Indonesians cross such makeshift bridges, and much thinner ones too, without a thought, without slowing, and without falling.

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Indonésie. Sumatra. Près de Padang. Les Indonésiens traversent de tels ponts de fortune, ainsi que de plus étroits, sans une pensée, sans ralentir le pas et sans jamais tomber.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Harrowing a Rice Field in Malaysia

  Blogging again after Hurricane Sandy left me without electricity for several days.





Malaysia. Sabah North Borneo). Near Papar. Kadazan boys harrowing rice field. Small boy is sitting on harrow to insure that it sinks deep enough into the mud underneath.

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Malaisie. Sabah (Bornéo). Près de Papar. Garçons Kadazan hersant un champ de riz. Le poids du plus jeune assure que la herse s’enfonce suffisamment. 

Monday, October 29, 2012

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Friday, October 26, 2012

Kenya's Turkana Nomads at Water Hole



Kenya. Near Lake Turkana. Turkana nomads at water hole dug out of a dry river bed. The woman at the bottom is removing sand that has fallen inside. The other women are waiting to get water.

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Kenya. Près du Lac Turkana. Nomades Turkana à un trou d’eau creusé dans le lit sec d’une rivière. La femme au fond du trou retire le sable qui y est retombé. Les autres femmes attendent leurs tours de remplir leurs jarres.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Otavalo Indians Herding Sheep in Ecuador



Ecuador. Andes Mountains near Otavalo. Otavalo Indians herding sheep to pasture.

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Equateur. Montagnes des Andes près d’Otavalo. Indiens Otavalo menant leurs moutons au pâturage.