20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Red carpet

Workers lay out hundreds of metres of red fabric so it can dry under the sun. The material covered more than 100 hectares on the field as it was laid out in neat rows. The vibrant colours of the red-dyed fabrics drying in the setting sun. This is an example of the booming textile industry in Bangladesh's Narsingdi district, with around 500 workers laying out the strips of dyed cotton to dry.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2021
Date Uploaded: 09.2022
Photo Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Camera: L1D-20c
Copyright: © Sultan Ahmed Niloy