Photo of the Day

Mud-splattered miner's face
May 5, 2011

Gold Miner, Mozambique

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Adventure Photos

The glowing hues of dusk bathe a mud-splattered gold miner in the border province of Manica. The area draws scores of workers from neighboring Zimbabwe who pan for traces of the precious metal in turbid waters.

See more pictures from the 2011 Visions of Earth gallery.


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Photograph by Robin Hammond, Panos

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