Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Dancing Fishermen

The Inle Lake in Myanmar is a very popular tourist attraction to see the unique art of fishing.
Conical nets are more or less only in use for posing for the tourists. Many fishermen are choosing regular fishing nets nowadays. They still use their legs for paddling as they need both hands for holding the nets.







The rising number of visitors is a blessing and a curse. Tourist boats are getting too close to the nets, the pollution of the lake due to more and more motorboats is getting worse. Hotels are rising on the shores which creates many jobs but simutaniously destroys the traditional agricultural way of the farmers. 

10 comments:

  1. I think the smartest decision we made was to visit twice within two years. I can't even imagine what Inle Lake will be like five years from now. Wonderful captures!

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  2. Tolle Bilder, da du bist ja in einem wahren Fotoparadies !
    Liebe Grüße,Patricia

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  3. Wow! THey must have good balance.

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  4. Our demands for bigger and better hotels and facilities are destroying the very lifestyle we want to see. Those fishermen have an amazing sense of balance. I imagine they could walk a tightrope no problem at all.

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  5. These are fabulous! I especially am intrigued by the first shot.

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  6. Oh gosh...that first and last shot belong in a magazine! I love "traveling" in your pocket!

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  7. Die sehen wirklich aus wie Tänzer, ein wahres Ballett! Und wieder so herrliche Farben.
    Liebe Grüße ... Frauke

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  8. This is absolutely brilliant to see Karen as we count down to our visit (yes we will be part of the blessing and the curse of the rise of visitors!). We are going to Inle Lake it looks so pretty, I can't wait to see the fisherman with their conical nets...
    Wren x

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  9. I'm reading your posts on the Inle Lakes in reverse order. Each is just as breathtaking. I love these photos, and I'm learning.. the posts divided up are exactly goal so that my sharing is manageable. I understand that fine line that tourism brings between help and hurt. I hope it stays in balance for the people of the area.

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  10. I'm reading your posts on the Inle Lakes in reverse order. Each is just as breathtaking. I love these photos, and I'm learning.. the posts divided up are exactly goal so that my sharing is manageable. I understand that fine line that tourism brings between help and hurt. I hope it stays in balance for the people of the area.

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