Artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso, 2014
Author: Weinert Brothers
Photo size: 17.9 Mpixels (51.3 MB uncompressed) - 5184x3456 pixels (17.3x11.5 in / 43.9x29.3 cm at 300 ppi)
Published in: BURKINA FASO
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Artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso, 2014

Men, women and children are working and living around artisanal gold mines near the town of Yako in north central Burkina Faso. This was one of our very first documentary photography essays, captured on Canon 550D cameras in 2014.