Chinese Fishing Nets

 

 

Along the coast of Kochi, huge Chinese fishing nets appear as giant spiders with lanky legs moving up and down, while a fisherman uses his weight as ballast. With the net submerged he pauses, smokes a hand-rolled bidi, then returns to inspect the catch in the net.

Kochi (Cochin), Kerala

 

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