Coal Miner, Pul i Khumri, Afghanistan, 2002
« A coal miner, dark with the dust from the mine, slowly registers his presence against the darker field of the mine’s deep shaft in central Afghanistan. Light from his lamp and the trail of white smoke from his cigarette focus attention. Then the whites of his eyes emerge, then his fingertips. Gradually he appears. This difficult image mirrors the tough lives of miners in Afghanistan, men who live perilously under threatening conditions. » – Phaidon 55, NYC44609, MCS2002002 K006
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A coal miner, dark with the dust from the mine, slowly registers his presence against the darker field of the mine’s deep shaft in central Afghanistan. Light from his lamp and the trail of white smoke from his cigarette focus attention. Then the whites of his eyes emerge, then his fingertips. Gradually he appears. This difficult image mirrors the tough lives of miners in Afghanistan, men who live dangerous lives under threatening conditions.