(jckonline.com) - On JCK’s New Year’s podcast, I said my 2022 resolution was to talk to more people I disagree with. When I first got in touch with Australian photographer Hugh Brown (pictured at left)—who specializes in taking pictures of artisanal miners—I didn’t think he’d be one of them. But after a long discussion, excerpted here, I decided his skeptical take on “responsible sourcing” was worth printing, even if I didn’t always agree with what he had to say.
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