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Dominican Republic, 1998

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These are the children of a cane worker in a remote part of the country. Cane workers are desperately poor and work in very difficult jobs. I was struck by the sadness on the children's faces. Even the little guy peeking through his brother's arm seemed old beyond his years.

Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt
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