"Casting techniques"

#13325955

15 February 2026

Local fishermen cast a wide circular net from a wooden boat in the Brahmaputra River in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, on February 15, 2026. The sweeping arc of the net forms a near-perfect ring in the blue-green water as the boat moves slowly along the surface. This traditional fishing method reflects the river-dependent livelihoods that sustain rural communities across the Brahmaputra basin.

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#13325956

15 February 2026

Local fishermen cast a wide circular net from a wooden boat in the Brahmaputra River in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, on February 15, 2026. The sweeping arc of the net forms a near-perfect ring in the blue-green water as the boat moves slowly along the surface. This traditional fishing method reflects the river-dependent livelihoods that sustain rural communities across the Brahmaputra basin.

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#13325959

15 February 2026

Local fishermen cast a wide circular net from a wooden boat in the Brahmaputra River in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, on February 15, 2026. The sweeping arc of the net forms a near-perfect ring in the blue-green water as the boat moves slowly along the surface. This traditional fishing method reflects the river-dependent livelihoods that sustain rural communities across the Brahmaputra basin.

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#13202845

16 January 2026

Workers create batik patterns using traditional canting tools at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik opens its doors to local and international tourists to learn batik as part of cultural education while introducing the batik-making process firsthand. This activity is carried out as an effort to preserve batik, one of the archipelago's distinctive fabrics, which UNESCO designates as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on October 2, 2009.

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#13202846

16 January 2026

Workers create batik patterns using traditional canting tools at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik opens its doors to local and international tourists to learn batik as part of cultural education while introducing the batik-making process firsthand. This activity is carried out as an effort to preserve batik, one of the archipelago's distinctive fabrics, which UNESCO designates as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on October 2, 2009.

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#13202859

16 January 2026

International tourists accompany batik artisans to create batik motifs using traditional canting tools at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik opens its doors to local and international tourists to learn batik as part of cultural education while introducing the batik-making process firsthand. This activity is carried out as an effort to preserve batik, one of the archipelago's distinctive fabrics, which UNESCO designates as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on October 2, 2009.

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#13202860

16 January 2026

International tourists accompany batik artisans to create batik motifs using traditional canting tools at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik opens its doors to local and international tourists to learn batik as part of cultural education while introducing the batik-making process firsthand. This activity is carried out as an effort to preserve batik, one of the archipelago's distinctive fabrics, which UNESCO designates as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on October 2, 2009.

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#12600368

31 July 2025

A fisherman casts a net using bamboo poles to catch fish in the river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 30, 2025.

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#12523474

2 July 2025

A man stands fishing in the evening on the shore of Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025.

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#12523475

2 July 2025

A man stands fishing in the evening on the shore of Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025. A young man walks past.

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#12523476

2 July 2025

A man stands fishing in the evening on the shore of Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025.

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#12227236

4 April 2025

A local fisherman pulls in a fishing net while standing waist-deep in the sea off the coast of Phu Quoc, Vietnam, on April 4, 2025. Nearshore fishing remains a traditional livelihood on the island, especially for small-scale fishers who rely on manual techniques.

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#12227240

4 April 2025

A local fisherman pulls in a fishing net while standing waist-deep in the sea off the coast of Phu Quoc, Vietnam, on April 4, 2025. Nearshore fishing remains a traditional livelihood on the island, especially for small-scale fishers who rely on manual techniques.

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#11989169

27 January 2025

In Salzburg, Austria, on January 25, 2025, two anglers wade into the clear waters of the River Salzach. Dressed in fishing gear, they focus on their lines amidst the reflective ripples of the river.

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#11989171

27 January 2025

An angler wades into the clear waters of the River Salzach in Salzburg, Austria, on January 25, 2025. Dressed in fishing gear, he focuses on his lines amidst the reflective ripples of the river.

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#11989172

27 January 2025

In Salzburg, Austria, on January 25, 2025, two anglers wade into the clear waters of the River Salzach. Dressed in fishing gear, they focus on their lines amidst the reflective ripples of the river.

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