In the heat of of the afternoon women prepare dried fish for market on Negombo beach in the west of Sri Lanka. Working in temperatures in the high thi

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In the heat of of the afternoon women prepare dried fish for market on Negombo beach in the west of Sri Lanka. Working in temperatures in the high thirties they take shelter from the blazing sun under colourful sheets that flap in the warm breeze.

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Negombo, Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © Terry Mathews / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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