Paolo Pellegrin Swedish energy company Vattenfall has obtained the right to mine 500 million tons of brown coal (lignite or soft coal) at Welzow, a region believed to contain approximately 750 million tons. Due to (...)
the size of the task and effect on the environment, Vattenfall is obliged to restore the landscape once their mining operation is over. Welzow, Germany. 2013. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos
Paolo Pellegrin Swedish energy company Vattenfall has obtained the right to mine 500 million tons of brown coal (lignite or soft coal) at Welzow, a region believed to contain approximately 750 million tons. Due to (...)
the size of the task and effect on the environment, Vattenfall is obliged to restore the landscape once their mining operation is over. Welzow, Germany. 2013. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos
Peter van Agtmael Khyber Dianat, 26, an Afghan refugee at a camp. It is the largest camp in Bavaria and refugees usually spend years there before their status is resolved and they are granted residency, or deported (...)
back to their home country. Khyber has been at the camp for two years after fleeing Afghanistan following threats to his family. For several years he had served as a translator for the British Army. Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany. 2013. © Peter van Agtmael | Magnum Photos