I only had one day to shoot this project. After getting food poisoning, my mission here was cut short, so I undertook this project while ill, as I either did it or would regret never photographing it. For a long time, I’ve wanted to visit the salt mines and see the true 'Himalayan' salt, which is actually just pink salt exported from Pakistan. We drove about six hours from Islamabad on the bumpiest and sketchiest roads I have ever been on. Arriving in Khewra, the mountains were red, and truckloads of salt were passing by. We pulled into a roadside 'salt operation,' then continued to follow the road and document along the way.​

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Himalayan salt, often referred to as "pink salt," is predominantly found in Pakistan, specifically in the Khewra Salt Mine, located in the Punjab region. This mine is the largest and oldest in Pakistan, and one of the largest in the world. The mine is situated in the Salt Range, a mountain range rich in minerals, stretching across northern Punjab. The salt deposits in this area date back millions of years, formed as a result of the evaporation of ancient seas.