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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
High altitude crops

Typical landscape of the Spiti Valley, shaped and forged by a millenary erosion. Life in this remote and sparsely inhabited valley of Indian Himalaya seems suspended since ever. Rural life is based on barley, peas cultivation, and yak breeding.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Kee, India
Camera: ILCE-7M3
Copyright: © Stéphane de Rouville