21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
SALAMON

The Mentawai are indigenous people living in the jungle and still maintaining their distinctive ancient lifestyle. Fishing is a job done by the women and I followed Salamon down the river to find some fish for dinner. She wore a skirt made of banana leaves and she slipped under the quay of the bank with her net to let the fish in. Unfortunately the fishing was poor because with the rain of the previous hours all the fish had been dragged by the current.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Siberut Island - Mentawai Island, Indonesia
Camera: NIKON Z 6
Copyright: © Jacopo Maria Della Valle