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ALL DAY LONG CRUNCHING ROCK

The smiles of children - gold for the soul

March 15th 2005
As the day starts at 4am, the group of four men prepare to repalce their counterparts in the segment of the mine which belongs to the cooperative of two families. A total of about twelve men and boys and an equal number of women and girls, ranging from the age of eight to sixty. I suppose the reason why it stops at sixty is the nature of the work. Before the four men climb into the hole they ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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i like photography; in fact, it is my passion - i could tell you a lot of things about me but I really don't know which one you might find interesting - so I'll let my photos do the talking as a photographer, i document the interplay between the subject, surroundings, and light photography is a conscious and deliberate positioning of an entire moment frame the image - focus, use light, everything must stop for fractions of time - everything converges time stands still for an instant - documenting now - people, buildings, cars, activities and how it comes together to create the im... full info

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