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Picture ID: 206577 Published Location: BK FIELD GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY B10063 168-9 (Click More Info button for more information.....) Picture File: 01524 50001 Submitter: SAM ABELL Copyright: 41S (SOCIETY PRODUCTS NO PAYMENT, NO PERMISSION - REPRESENTED BY IMAGE SALES FOR 3RD PARTY SALES) Subject: ATLANTIC OCEAN;CANADIAN PEOPLE;FISHING AND FISHERMEN;ROWBOATS;FISHING BOATS;NETS AND TRAPS (FISHING EQUIPMENT);CLOSE VIEWS;INFORMAL PORTRAITS;WATERSIDE WAYS OF LIFE; Legend: Fishermen haul a net stretched between two pitching dories. Location: OFF THE COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA.
May 11, 2009

Fishermen Hauling a Net, Canada

This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books

Soul and muscle of their island, fishermen haul a net stretched between pitching dories. Home port for these men is Canada's eastern outpost—a rugged bulwark thrust into the North Atlantic.


From the upcoming National Geographic book National Geographic Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.

Photograph by Sam Abell
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