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Picking Tobacco Under an Unforgiving Sun in Mexico

César Rodríguez has been documenting the plight of Huichol tobacco workers in Mexico, who have toiled for years exposed to the elements and chemicals.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/picking-tobacco-under-an-unforgiving-sun-in-mexico/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-4&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=Picking%20Tobacco%20Under%20an%20Unforgiving%20

César Rodríguez wanted to be a photographer, but fear and self-doubt proved overwhelming. Instead, he threw himself into setting up a chocolate shop in his Mexican town, Tepic. It did well, letting him forget about photography.

Or so he thought.

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