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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Sustainable Travel
A woman gathering bottles to fetch water in another community. Due to lack of rain, many have lost access to drinking and household water.

For two years, I've been working on a project that investigates climate change a human experience. Often categorized as an "environmental problem," climate change is a already impacting daily lives- especially among those already living in poverty or more reliant on natural resources for daily sustenance. The project is a five-part series, and thus far, I've documented two chapters: spending one month in Senegal photographing and interviewing the lives of fisherman, herders, and farmers; and one month in Panama documenting the politically autonomous Guna people, who are facing relocation from rising seas and lack of drinking water, among other changes.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Panama
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Greta Rybus