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August 11, 2003
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Teguidda-n-Tessoumt, Niger
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1991
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George Steinmetz
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"Back-bending labor produces salt at Teguidda-n-Tessoumt in Niger. Briny well water is mixed with salty earth in large depressions. The mud is then placed in smaller ponds for evaporation. Colors differ depending on the origin of the mud, the presence of algae, and the degree of salinity."
—Text from "Journey to the Heart of the Sahara," March 1999, National Geographic magazine
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Journey to the Heart of the Sahara," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
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