A miner poses sideways for a black and white portrait in front of a curtained window. His silhouette is very characteristic with the bushy shape of the plume on top of his shaft hat.
Close-op of a miner posing for a portrait. He’s looking to his left, the direction of the soft light of the window. His silhouette is very characteristic with the bushy shape of the yellow plume on top of his shaft hat.
Günter Felten in a mining smock, shaft hat and yellow plume. Felten worked in the Ensdorf coal mine for 35 years. He started his apprenticeship at the age of 14 and went into the mine for the first time at 16, 1.600 meters underground at 38 degrees.
For @zeit.de
Writer: Philipp Daum