"Kanlioglu says he admires the fishers and their craft, adding, It's understandable that people who have been born into this culture and immersed in water since childhood have such developed abilities, but it's miraculous for foreigners like me to witness it."
Alahattin Kanlioglu worked in communications at Ege University in Izmir for more than two decades before taking the image. He first visited Myanmar in 2019 and returned in December 2025 to host a photography workshop. A group of six visited Inle Lake in the Shan Hills, where residents live in wooden houses built on tree stumps, with some homes on the water appearing to float. Agriculture and fishing are key livelihoods. Fishers steer boats using foot-controlled oars, keeping a hand free for catching fish. The staged photograph shows two fishers, a local woman, and Buddhist monks receiving daily food donations from a woman selling flowers on the lake. Monks walk early from temples carrying earthenware bowls.
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