An Angel In Pollution

Bryan Patrick

Sacramento Bee

Sophia Paredes 5, with her grandmother Laura Pena 53, stand near their well with a enviromental impact specialist standing in front of them. The water near their home is polluted with oil causing many health problems. The family lives very poorly with no electricity. The picture was taken Monday, October 27, 2003. just outside the town of Lago Agrio in Ecuador.

Bryan Patrick, "An Angel In Pollution," in POYi Archive, Item #34441, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/34441 (accessed June 17, 2025).