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A Day’s Work of Mining at Kawah Ijen

At Kawah Ijen Volcano in East Java, Indonesia, men spend long, laborious days mining for “Devil’s Gold” in this uniquely sulfur-rich environment. Here, miners go about their daily tasks to collect and organize the sulfur extracted from the deposits.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Indonesia
Camera: ILCE-1
Copyright: © Kevin Benckendorf