Portrait of a young Intha fisherman with cone net behind on Inle lake Myanmar (Burma)
Situated 1,300 meters above sea level in the Shan State Inle Lake is miles long and 7 miles wide doted around it's shores are stilted villages and floating gardens of the Intha tribe. The fishermen use a unique technique of leg rowing where one leg is wrapped around the paddle freeing up both arms to fish using a cone shaped net stretched over bamboo frames.
Size: 5128px × 3406px
Location: Inle lake Shan states Myanmar (Burma)
Photo credit: © Malcolm McDougall Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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