21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Pollution landing

The photo shows an artificial reservoir at a thermal power plant into which waste from the power plant (slag and ashes) flows. The waste is very toxic and dangerous to humans, and the sludge flowing down took the shape of an alien creature.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Konin, Poland
Copyright: © Sebastian Piórek