Wednesday, 18th May 2011
Burmese Fishermen
by David Lazar
Three fisherman on Inle Lake, Myanmar. The fisherman of this region have a unique rowing technique, where they stand on the stern on one leg and wrap the other leg around the oar allowing for fine paddle control. This way they can precisely steer around thick vegetation which often appears on the lake. It also keeps one had free for using nets. These fishermen successfully live off the land and its natural resources, without using motor propelled boats.
Equipment: Nikon D700
David Lazar
I'm a photographer from Brisbane, Australia - and one of the joys for me (outside of my musical world) is travelling and capturing moments of life and unique culture through photography. My favourite styles of photography are portraiture and landscape.
Website: www.pbase.com/david_lazar
Burmese Fishermen by David Lazar was photo of the day on Wednesday, 18th May 2011. It is tagged Boat, Fishermen, Lake, Myanmar, People. You can leave a comment below.
29 Comments
ggriffin
That’s an award winner! Color, balance and the captured culture is amazing! Great shot.
Susan
Thank you for the background information, its always interesting to learn more about other cultures
Great shot!
Aung Pyae Soe
David … so lovely shot bro… I really like it and so happy that i got a chance to help you …
Isul
Beautiful and amazing photo!
mary blankenship
That’s a really cool picture and more interesting to know how they fish.
Thanks for a story worth telling.
Angela
Amazing shot. They look like a well practiced dance troupe!!
Mr. Tun Aung
Fishermen in the photo are fishermen from Inle lake, a high-plateau lake.That is a lakie in Shan State, a high plateau state.Other fishermen from Myanmar are almost the same that of fishermen all around the world, that is they use their hand to row the boat rather than foot as in the picture. Using foot to row the boat is a unique tradition. Only in two places I had seen fishermen use foot rather than hand to row the boat.One is in Africa, regret I’m not specific, The other one is in Shan Plateau, Union of Myanmar as you see in the picture.
Wanda Krack
The rowing looks awkward, but the image is very nice! Thanks for telling us about it!
David Lazar
Hi Wanda – awkward for you or me – but for these guys it’s as graceful as the dance Angela suggests… they smoothly get around the lake with this rather bizarre rowing technique.
Stan Mark
Fascinating shot!!!
Stan
Leslie Guy
What a fascinating photo. Not only a great compositionm , but it pictures a way
of life so unfamiliar to most of us.
Helen Hart
I really like the way one net “captured” a dwelling! The men look so graceful and strong…
Rajib Singha
Congrats, David!
Howard
Masters of balance!
hai-lights
IDK if this is taboo or not, but I was wondering how that photograph was captured? Was there a fill flash camera left? Was there a lot of post involved?
(Sorry for my naive question. Just trying to learn)
Marie Dunphy Harding
Thanks David for the background, otherwise it looks as if the Fishermen are doing a unique balancing act, it’s a fascinating art! Thank you for sharing this.
Peggy Coleman
Absolutely stunning! Love the backstory too!
Nancy
That’s just gorgeous!!!
Gouldkb
It looks like a dance! Just beautiful. I love the colorful outfits they wear too. Wonderful photograph!
Danette
Wow, the exposure, composition and colors are all perfect and harmonize beautifully. I love, love this photo; it’s very striking. This is a fantastic capture.
Laura Milholland
Marvelous light, composition and story-telling. Congratulations on your well-deserved POTD award!
chrism
Looks nice but as a practicing photographer of 50 years who knows Inle lake and it’s fishermen well this image has either been ‘set up’ which I do not really think or it’s a manipulation of more than one image, if that is the case it has been very well done !
Paul Indigo
Lovely image. Really like the colours and the perspective.
David Lazar
Chris M – yes I asked the fishermen to arrange themselves in this position and look out into the distance, so it is posed. Meanwhile I was balancing on a similar type of boat rocking side to side and being held to keep steady and not fall into the lake!
Pauline Jones
Very interesting; thanks for sharing this one.
Tilana Stander
Facinating great pic! Nice colour balance!
Tilana Stander
Love the angle it was taken.
Renato
A master image.
In its composition and rhythm reminds me of some works of Cartier Bresson.
Congratulations on your work.
Rashid Mukoon
Great image,good angle with beautiful colors.It is always interesting to learn about other people way of living.Great concentration on the faces of the fishermen,congratulation.