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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Farmland Forgotten

Backwater flooding surrounds a farm in the lower Mississippi Delta on June 14, 2019. For nearly 6 months, this farming region was flooded by a historically high Mississippi River, combined with excessing rain — major signs of a changing climate. Living in the Mississippi Delta, I have continued to document this fertile soil being devastated by unparalleled floods.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Mississippi, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D5
Copyright: © Rory Doyle