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Fishing Boat, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, 2009

Fishing Boat, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, 2009

A man rows home in the evening, with his nets and his catch of Nile Perch, in a papyrus boat called a tanqwa on Lake Tana, just outside of Bahir Dar.

Author adminPosted on March 25, 2011Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Amhara, Bahir Dar, boat, Cyperus papyrus, Ethiopia, fishing, kayaking, Lake Tana, man, paddling, papyrus, papyrus boat, reed, stalks, tankwa, tanqwa, workingLeave a comment on Fishing Boat, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, 2009

Netting, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, June 2009

Netting, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, June 2009

A man repairs his nets on Sunday after church, readying himself for another week of fishing. I believe most of the fisshing in Lake Tana is for perch, and the ‘asa dulet’ (fish goulash) here is the best I have had in the country.

Author adminPosted on June 30, 2009Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Amhara, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, fisherman, fishing, Lake Tana, nettingLeave a comment on Netting, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, June 2009
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