Ecuador’s Costal Fishers
Near where the equator crosses Ecuador's coast, a group of local fisherfolk hauls their huge net full of tiny fish to shore. And the seabirds are going berserk, swooping…
Cortez – a Bit of Old Florida
I spent a little time wandering around Cortez, a tiny commercial village on Sarasota Bay. It's like a step back in time and a reminder of what Old Florida must…
The Red Shack
The Red Shack
The red fishing shack is one of many fisherman's huts that dotted Pine Island Sound in Southwest Florida during much of the last century. Families of the fisherman lived in many…
Fishing for Dinner – Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
A man patiently fishing for dinner amongst the early morning hustle and bustle at one of the several fishing ports in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. The fishing fleets here supply…
Fishing Fleet, Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
Every morning, with the sun, the fishing fleets arrive at several ports in the Cam Ranh Bay area of Vietnam. As they arrive activity increases to a frenetic pace. The boats…
Fishing in Bayou Country
As the saying goes, "A bad day fishing is better than a good day working." And these guys are making the best of a late summer's day of fishing deep…
Boys and Their Boat
Two boys enjoy a little idle time drifting near their floating village in Vietnam's serene Halong Bay, at the edge of the South China Sea. Life here is not as…
“Shrimp is the Fruit of the Sea”
After a long night's search for those delectable crustations, a shrimp boat's nets dry in the hot afternoon sun... and etch their shadow into the trawler's white deck. Anyway, like I…
Family of Fisherfolk
A Fisherman’s Life – Halong Bay, Vietnam
A family makes their way through fog and mist to their favored fishing spot in the vast Halong Bay in northeastern Vietnam. They set their nets at dusk, fishing all night, and…
The Waterman’s Life
Pine Island, Florida. Commercial mullet fishermen’s boats in the late afternoon sun. The running of the mullet has begun, as the fish are beginning to school up to head out…