From 1995 to 2017, photographer Lu Guang traveled through his native country, China. His impressive photographs document the effects of coal mining on people and nature. They show workers in precarious conditions, the thick smoke of the factories, illegally disposal of wastewater and devastated landscapes. Yet the images never seem voyeuristic. They were intended as a worldwide appeal for environmental protection and against social injustice. In addition to their documentary character, they a… more