Twitter Trends Explaining the amazing difficulty that gemstone
hunters in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan go through,
photographer Anna Huix states, "In a country that is always on
the brink of tragedy, these men struggle against the misery and
misfortune of the inaccessible mountain region where they were
born."  In her photography series documenting the lives of these
miners, she manages to capture the human side of the situation,
portraying their families, their strife and their desire to
survive in a treacherous task that is illegal and dangerous. Her
images are stunningly beautiful, capturing the immense scenery
of soaring mountains in an incredibly rugged and remote
landscape.  Through her photography, Anna Huix tells the story
of the gemstone hunters in the Karakoram mountains and their
daily struggles.