Daryl Peveto

STORIES: Madre de Dios: Waiting for Wages

A trio of miners work wait patiently for the results of their efforts from the previous day. The gold is first separated using mercury; then it is melted, divided and weighed. These men, who work 24-hour shifts, earned the equivalent of $35 for their previous day.
Waiting for Wages, Laberinto Island, Peru, 8 February 2007

A trio of miners work wait patiently for the results of their efforts from the previous day. The gold is first separated using mercury; then it is melted, divided and weighed. These men, who work 24-hour shifts, earned the equivalent of $35 for their previous day.