Juergen Freund / Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) soaking to cool down from the summer heat. They are brought to these watering holes three times a day when the farmers harvest rice. Sablayan, Philippines, March 2010.
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Juergen Freund / Women working in the rice fields (Oriza sp). Ground water soaks into the fields saturating the topsoil to create a 5-10 cm water layer. Water runs off the barren deforested mountains, and due to clima...
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Juergen Freund / Water pouring into rice fields (Oriza sp), saturating the topsoil to create a 5-10 cm water layer. Water runs off the barren deforested mountains, and due to climate change it is uncertain how long th...
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Juergen Freund / Man checking and maintaining the lines in his seaweed farm. Plastic water bottles act as floats. Malaysia, June 2009.
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Juergen Freund / Banaue ancient rice terraces, Ifugao, Philippines, July 2008, composite panoramic image.
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Juergen Freund / Banaue ancient rice terraces, Ifugao, Philippines, July 2008, composite image.
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Juergen Freund / Banaue ancient rice terraces, Ifugao, Philippines, July 2008, composite panoramic image.
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Juergen Freund / Aerial view of agricultural landscape of Palawan which has resulted in deforestation of the lowland forest adding to siltation along the coast, Palawan, Philippines, April 2010.
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Juergen Freund / Rice (Oryza sp.) being milled the traditional way by hand, pounding rice grains with mortar and pestle, Philippines.
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Juergen Freund / Rice (Oryza sp.) growing beside river in paddy fields on the Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2008
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Juergen Freund / People walking amongst rice paddy fields (Oryza sp.) on the Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2008
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Juergen Freund / Mortar and pestle for milling rice in a traditional wooden hut, Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2008