19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Miner's hand. Sumaj Orcko (Potosi Mines, since 1545)

This image belongs to a larger documentary project on the Potosi mines, opened almost 500 years ago in Bolivia, during the Spanish colonization.The image shows the hand of Vergara, one of the miners that I accompanied during his work day.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2020
Date Uploaded: 10.2021
Photo Location: Bolivia
Copyright: © Javier Clemente Martinez