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Replacing herding as a livelihood for nomads, harvesting Yartsa Gombu involves the entire family. Using handmade spades and trowels, the caterpillar fungus is hacked out of the ground.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 24.4 Mpixels (69.8 MB uncompressed) - 6048x4032 pixels (20.2x13.4 in / 51.2x34.1 cm at 300 ppi)
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