Crossing these "monkey bridges," as these spindly structures are called, requires the agility of a simian.

Deep in Vietnam's U Minh forest, an extensive mangrove swap once withered by defoliants, woodcutters seek trees for the foreign market.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 15.5 Mpixels (44.3 MB uncompressed) - 4836x3200 pixels (16.1x10.6 in / 40.9x27.1 cm at 300 ppi)

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