Aboard the Chinese Fishing Net at Fort Cochin
“YES – pulling – like that pulling – come! come!” cries the fisherman. It is an invitation to the tourist(s) to hop aboard the Chinese Fishing Net (that) he toils on. And experience the process. Seldom is he turned down. And once on the platform: “This is Chinese technology fishing net – the framework weighs [...]
Untitled – II
In an earlier post, I had introduced you to a fisherman from Goa and a farmer from Maharashtra. Today I have for you a fisherman from Fort Cochin in Kerala. I had photographed him on a trip in the last week of March.
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Yashica Mat, f/5.6, 1/125, Fuji Neopan 100 ISO – 120mm film. I shot this portrait during my visit to Goa in the November of 2009. At about 6 ‘o clock in the evening, he was on his way home after a hard day in the seas, fishing. He reminds me of a gentleman I’d shot [...]
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