KASIA
IDZKOWSKA
PHOTOGRAPHY
Based in New York
International Artist, working worldwide
NYC, Berlin, Warsaw, Paris, London
Grand Prix World Jazz Photo Winner 2020
Gold Mine Philippines
People have suffered adverse health effects from their work in the mines. They descended into deep, watery pits to find gold, then later processed the precious metal with mercury, a poisonous metal that causes muscle spasms, back pain and skin irritation. Filipino are working in absolutely terrifying conditions in small-scale gold mines.
