Midst of the Abyss

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted November 7, 2009170 views5 comments

While living on a biological research station in the Peruvian Amazon, I had the chance to visit a nearby gold mine along the Madre de Dios River.
One of our loan park guards sits in the midst of the destruction.
Any and all critiques or suggestions are welcome!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 8, 2009 at 9:07 AM

Very disturbing, but effective shot, Lindsay. All in the name of greed...

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 9, 2009 at 12:05 AM

Ditto what Stan said well.
Sad.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on November 9, 2009 at 3:41 AM

yes, very disturbing but effective - the layers work well. astonishing what we do, isn't it.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 12, 2009 at 4:57 AM

Pitiful scene to frequently seen today Lindsay, like everyone said, all in the name of greed.
John

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Comment posted by Joe James on December 18, 2009 at 4:42 PM

All so people can adorn themselves with flashy jewelry. If folks really realized how much destruction goes into making their rings and chains they might stop buying the stuff...then again, probably not. Very powerful image, your use of the guard to add a sense of scale was brilliant.

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