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Host Yuan Zhijun Recommended: Wang Zuo is a humanistic photographer who is obsessed with adventure. He often goes to places where ordinary people dare not think about it and even dare not go, and shoot and capture the suffering and survival methods of a few people in the world. He used the camera to tell people that there was a group of people who were paying unimaginable coolies to survive in extremely harsh environments. He once came to Yizhen Volcano in the eastern part of Java Island, Indonesia. Despite the difficulties and obstacles, he took close photos of miners who risked their lives to collect and dig sulfur mines without protection. After seeing his works, I was stunned by the real and tragic scenes, and my heart was deeply shocked! At the same time, I also deeply feel how happy and warm we live in a beautiful and rich motherland, and there is no reason not to cherish it!
miners of Yizhen Volcano
Wangzuo
Yizhen Volcano is located in the eastern part of Java Island, Indonesia. It is a 20-kilometer-wide crater composed of several small complex volcanoes. Yizhen Volcano is famous for its rich sulfur. Yizhen Volcano, it has two world's best: the world's largest acid crater lake (PH value 0.5) and the world's largest blue flame.
When night falls, sulfur burns to form a whole blue flame, which is beautiful. There is a blue-green crater lake about 1 km wide. It takes good luck to see the entire lake. Smoke will cover it at any time, mysterious and attractive. The volcano is more than 2,600 meters high. As an active volcano, , the gas it emits forms sulfur through the fumaroles in the crater, and local miners dig these sulfur mines to make a living. The miners risked working without protection, carrying 100-200 pounds round trip during the round trip. After working for a day, each miner can only get a meager income equivalent to about 35 to 40 yuan. These sulfur ores will be used in vulcanized rubber , bleaching and other industrial uses.
fume holes in the crater form sulfur smoke
The world's largest blue flame
The world's largest acidic crater lake
Because it is an acidic lake (PH value 0.5) No living organisms in the lake seem mysterious and gloomy
Thick sulfur smoke permeates the entire mine
strongly stimulates the toxic smoke and smell that makes people unable to open their eyes and suffocate, but the miners who dig sulfur work in this environment for a long time.
Miners divide the work and cooperate to strive to mine more ores and make more money
Mining process is very simple and tiring. Each link is done manually
The two iron pillars often seen in the mining area are originally the platform for building bamboo baskets
Miners use steel brazing to mine sulfur sulfide
The sulfur mined is transported in bamboo baskets and bags respectively. In order to hold more miners to smash large pieces of sulfur and then bag
Miners with better conditions can wear a very simple protective mask, but more of it is just a towel
Miners' eyes are exposed to strong toxic acid smoke for a long time
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Move the sulphur out to install baskets
A towel is all the protection of miners. The strong stimulation of smoke makes miners unable to open their eyes
Busy miners
Bamboo basket is an important means of transportation for miners
A pair of small bamboo baskets carry the survival of miners
Stay away from sulfur smoke, and there will be a rugged hill road ahead
Walk out of the thick smoke mining area and greedily take a few mouthfuls of so-called fresh air
ignite A cigarette is also a reward for yourself.
Miners traveled back and forth to transport the mined sulfur along the rugged mountain road to the mountain more than 2,000 meters
Yizhen Volcano is famous for its high density and high purity. Miners have to carry 100-200 pounds to transport it up the mountain.
High environment and hard work, Xu Future is to hope
For the sake of life and family, we firmly shoulder this heavy burden
Miners who shuttle through the mountain path
carry the load and move forward
work hard
Miners seem so small while walking through the huge falling rocks, and their tired bodies seem so helpless and helpless...
However, they still have to go on firmly, because carrying on their shoulders is not only a burden but also a responsibility
Continue to move forward
In the mountains filled with the smell of sulfur, miners were resting and eating lunch
opposite the gloomy lake is the mining area
This place is also a famous scenic spot
sky scenic spot equip tourists with gas masks as protection, and tourists can watch and take photos in front of the beautiful scenery; and in the thick smoke, there is another type of human beings who have lost their health and life.
This is paradise, so beautiful that it makes people intoxicated. Here is hell again, with a group of sulfur ores that trade health and life for survival. Many of them suffer from diseases caused by poisonous gas, such as the trachea, lungs and eyes. Some even lost their lives at the age of 30 or 40. They are full of helplessness in the cruel real life. They are the marginal people living in our world...
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[Photographer Introduction]wangzuo, online name: Happy Life, Member of the Chinese Photographer Association, Member of the China Copyright Association, Member of Tianjin Photographer Association, Member of the International Photographer Alliance (GPU).
Creative features and experiences: humanistic documentary.游历30多个国家进行旅拍创作，主要作品：2015年探索北极寻找《极地之光》创作，2016年6月走进西藏完成《走进第三极地》风光作品，2016年、2017年两度到孟加拉完成《车站》《贫民窟的天空》《罗兴亚人难民营纪实》系列作品，2018年在印度尼西亚历经一个月创作《边缘人——火山下的矿工》及《杀戮现场引发人与动物生存权利的思考》，2018年11月在埃塞俄比亚创作《走进非洲部落》《母性》等作品，2019年在南极大陆创作《世界之蓝》《企鹅》《陪你入眠》等作品。
Awards:
Work "Source of Life" Gold medal at the 75th International Photography Exhibition in Hong Kong, China in 2020;
Work "Festive Train" won the Greek UAE 4th International Photography Exhibition Four Places Gold medal in the tour exhibition;
's work "Girls and Horses" won the FIAP gold medal in the 5th Serbia TOUY three-place tour exhibition, KUIA bronze medal, and the honorary award in the 2020 IPA International Photography Grand Prix;
's work "Blue Home" won the silver medal in the 18th Tianjin Photography Art Exhibition.
has participated in various domestic and foreign photography competitions many times, and more than 100 works have been selected and won awards.
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