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Barrage nets strung across the Tonle Sap Lake, the great regulator of the Mekon's waters, trap a bounty of up to 50 tons of fish per day. Fishermen smack the water with sticks to drive fish toward the back of the net. Cambodia.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 17.8 Mpixels (50.8 MB uncompressed) - 5150x3449 pixels (17.2x11.5 in / 43.6x29.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: aquaculture, Asia, Cambodia, fishermen, fishing net, Marco Polo, Mekong River, peasants hat, silhouette, Silk Road, strategy, straw hat