18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
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Portraits of miners at the Pniówek coal mine, 40 km south-west of Katowice, the capital of Silesia. The region contains numerous active coal mines guaranteeing the supply of coal from which Poland draws 80% of its energy.

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Date Taken: 01.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Katowice, Poland
Copyright: © Alain Schroeder