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I can safely bet that there are several interesting stories here to be told. I would love to hear them. More importantly, stories that need to be passed down for histories sake. These are excellent photos.

As you said this could be hell of a story! But as I said earlier I couldn't find more about these photos, apart from the fact they are so deep, mysterious and poetic.

I like them a lot! Too bad there is no more information about this man.

This look like animation. Are these photos real? Where is he located? After seeing this, don't say sailor life is tough.

These photos have definitely been enhanced and color graded, but no doubt they are real. I am not sure for all the details about them, I would have otherwise posted them, but couldnt explore more due to poor speed of my internet connection. I wouldn't call this job exactly tough. Simply this is not for everybody. You have to have special mindset for something like this, otherwise you'd goo crazy! Only two jobs I consider really worse than sailors are miner and policeman! (Except if you are a Bitcoin miner!)

Digging isn't what it used to be! xD

I take shovel(mouse) every day and dig PRE mineral. hahaha

That is beautiful mining! :D