Tea Picker

Artist: Pam Voth Medium: Photography Location: Assam, India Date: April 22, 2019 Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM Aperture: f/10 Shutter: 1/250 sec ISO: 640 A woman harvests organic tea leaves by plucking only the most tender, fresh leaves and tossing them into a bamboo basket she carries on her back. This tea garden in Assam, India is certified 'elephant friendly' because measures are taken to promote coexistence between humans and the giant pachyderms that move through the land where tea is grown in their search for food and water.