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Women, Living with Coal 3, collecting coal and water

Women, Living with Coal 3, collecting coal and water

South Africa. The poor occupy old opencast coal mines for the purpose of collecting coal for domestic use and to sell, and sometimes because water accumulates i...
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South Africa. The poor occupy old opencast coal mines for the purpose of collecting coal for domestic use and to sell, and sometimes because water accumulates in the abandoned pits. Households use the water for washing, cooking and other domestic purposes, even though the water is contaminated.
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Canon EOS 550D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 43/1

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Aug, 2017

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