1991 Photo Contest, Daily Life, Honorable mention
Photographer

Barry Lewis

Network

01 January, 1990

Unfiltered lampblack is emitted into the air. The filters of the lampblack factory have not been repaired for 15 years, exposing the town's people to a deadly cocktail of lead, tin and sulfuric acid. The plant belches sooty smoke straight into the atmosphere, creating a blackened area visible from space.

About the photographer

Barry Lewis

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