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The last warriors of underground

The heat near the coal seams can exceed 40ºC, the work in these places is usually squatting, in very uncomfortable positions and the air always has a large amount of coal dust that will remain on every centimeter of the miners' skin exposed as a kind of dark natural mimicry. Lebu, Bio Bio, Chile.

Awards

Black & White Photo Contest

2023

Nominee

Photojournalism

Professional

The last warriors of underground

The heat near the coal seams can exceed 40ºC, the work in these places is usually squatting, in very uncomfortable positions and the air always has a large amount of coal dust that will remain on every centimeter of the miners' skin exposed as a kind of dark natural mimicry. Lebu, Bio Bio, Chile.

About Artist

Alejandro Sotomayor

ALEJANDRO SOTOMAYOR (Lebu, Chile, 1972) is a photographer and self-taught web developer. His photographic work addresses humanist issues with special emphasis on poverty, inequality, and climate crisis; and his management led him to found Caption Magazine in 2019, a bimonthly publication about photography. He has developed projects such as "Ritmografías" with funding from the Universidad Austral de Chile and "Rostros del Trabajo" with the cultural grant of the City Council of Valdivia. He has participated as a contributor to books, magazines, newspapers, and scientific publications, in meetings, fairs, and the charity RESPECT CLG in Ireland and the DOCTRID Institute in Europe. He currently works as a freelance photographer and is the Director of the magazine and editorial project of photographic CAPTION Magazine.

Alejandro Sotomayor

Photographic Areas of Focus

Photojournalism, Portrait

Location

Chile

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