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Ferninando Scianna’s Kami

Ferdinando Scianna documents the lives of miners working in the Andes mountains in Kami, Bolivia

Ferdinando Scianna

Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Kami is located in the Andes, 4500 meters above sea level, 7 hours by jeep from La Paz. It was founded in 1908 as a mining village and has a current population of 6000 people. Life expectancy is 30 (...)
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Miner's life. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Miner. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Kami, Bolivia. 1988. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami A Miner's life. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami A Miner's Life. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Miner's life in a village in the Andes. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Kami, Bolivia. 1988. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Miners. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Miner's life in a village in the Andes. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Kami, Bolivia. 1988. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Miner's life in a village in the Andes. Kami, Bolivia. 1986. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
Ferdinando Scianna | Kami Working in the mine. Kami, Bolivia. © Ferdinando Scianna | Magnum Photos
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