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Patiently Waiting For Sulfur at Kawah Ijen Volcano

At Kawah Ijen Volcano in East Java, Indonesia, men spend long, laborious days mining for “Devil’s Gold” in this sulfur-rich environment. Here, a miner waits for an opportunity to extract sulfur, framed to the right by the world’s largest acid lake.

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