The pulling of nets each morning involves the entire village. Not much has changed here since Zheng He’s day, as motorless fishing canoes are powered by oarsmen with 50 pound oars strong enough to carry the crafts beyond the breakers. Kerala, India

Author: Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 23.9 Mpixels (68.4 MB uncompressed) - 5988x3992 pixels (19.9x13.3 in / 50.7x33.8 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: 50 pound oars, beach, boat, crash, crashing, distance, exterior, fishing canoes, India, Kerala, landscape, marine life, motorless, nets, oarsmen, ocean, outside, people, pull, pulling, seashells, Silk Road, Somatheeram, village, waves, Zheng He