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The story of Rice
Rice farming in the Philippines is a labor intensive undertaking. Field workers labor under the hot sun in muddy conditions and earn less than $3.00 US per day.  I captured the images in this gallery on the island of Luzon, and for some of them I was wading in the rice paddies with mud up above my ankles.
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Enlarge photo 1 An Igorot tribesman with a statue of a rice god
Enlarge photo 2 Rice terraces in Banaue
Enlarge photo 3 Rice terraces in Sagada
Enlarge photo 4 Igorot tribesmen in Banaue with rice terraces carved into the mountains in the background
Enlarge photo 5 Tilling the old way
Enlarge photo 6 tilling the new way
Enlarge photo 7 Typical conditions for all rice work are wet and muddy
Enlarge photo 8 Returning from a day in the fields
Enlarge photo 9 Bundles of rice ready for planting
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Enlarge photo 13 Rice Ninja!
Enlarge photo 14 Working in a rice field is a dirty business
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Enlarge photo 17 Carrying rice bundles -- just do it!
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Enlarge photo 25 The home of a rice farmer in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya
Enlarge photo 26 Woman eating rice porrage in pajamas over lace.
Enlarge photo 27 Joco is an 11 year old boy who eats a lot of rice
Enlarge photo 28 Rice? Why not potato?  A potato farmer in the mountains between Banaue and Sagada
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