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Rantum, Sylt, Germany
Boats on The Beach
Walking on The Beach
The Beach and Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1915
Playa de las Catedrales (Beach of Cathedrals), Spain
The Stilt Fishermen of Sri Lanka
Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta tied to a vertical pole and driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From this high position, the fishermen casts his line, and waits until a fish comes along to be caught. Although the approach looks primitive and ancient, stilt fishing is actually a recent tradition. Continue reading