Month: December 2013

downtime

A minor enjoys a few minutes of downtime prior to starting an eight hour shift in the RS Mine located just outside of the town of War West Virginia.

RS Mining Inc.

At the heart of any mining operation is the office. Here RS Mining Inc. owner Bill Adams discusses mineral rights with property manager Greg Strong. Photo by @kurt_lengfield

McDowell County, West Virginia

In McDowell County West Virginia an old car sits in front of a coal processing facility. During the late 1950s and early 1960s The population was over 100,000 today right around 20,000. Photo by Kurt Lengfield @kurt_lengfield

Michelle

Michelle is gonna have a baby. Like soon. Like forecast for Christmas Day. I got $20.on a birth time Dec 23rd at 10pm in the family illegal gambling pool…My son Bryan is the dad which makes me the granddad, an idea i hv yet to fully grasp. Of course Michelle is always my #1 model. Yet never …

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the last one

And the last one from me on @burndiary… Portrait with ‘Mama Eroina’ (Heroine Mother) recipient Ioana Timon. Picture by the fabulous young Romania photographer @andreinacu who is working with me here on #negativezero. Valea Grecului village, Vaslui municipality, Romania.#negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia Taylor-Lind about Europe’s declining populations. To join her on her …

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Elisabeta Roparu

The view from my belly button #21 Elisabeta Roparu worships in the Orthodox Church in Valea Grecului village, Vaslui municipality, Romania.Elisabeta had been caring for her grandson Marius (14) since his parents emigrated to work in Italy 4 years ago. Save the Children Romania quotes official government statistics that there are currently 23,312 Romanian children …

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