19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Tea Leaves Pickers
Up in the highlands, tea leave pickers assigned to pick and to discard weeds (i.e. morning glory, etc.). The sun was hiding behind the clouds due to a pending rainy season. It was windy, cool and a little wet. Just like a colleagues, this picker used a large cut out plastic bag as his rain gear. At his waist (not shown in this photo), he wrapped and tied a plastic gunny sack to keep his pants as water proof. These non standard rain gear helped to keep him dry from the elements while picking weeds and/or picking young tea leaves.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
| Photo Location: | Pahang, Malaysia |
| Camera: | ILCE-7M3 |
| Copyright: | © Teik Ow |