Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg. Sailing in the middle of a freshwater lake, the fishermen keep both hands free by perching on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the boat’s oar. Photographer David Lazar visited Inle Lake in the Taunggyi District of Shan State, Myanmar, also known as Burma, where the distinctive fishermen are a regular fixture.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
