Photographic Tale of the Week - Floating Village

"Floating Village" by Gabe Garcia

Both involve water, but rather than the cool simplicity of last week's "SUPping into the Unknown," Gabe Garcia's "Floating Village" is all about capturing the bustle of a Hong Kong fishing village. Though not filled with people, Gabe's words paint a picture of fishy commerce and the beauty of catching a fish, docking, and eating it right there. This is a great photo that encapsulates the busy lines and angles of the village with the rounded layering of hills almost becoming one with the haze of clouds in the background.

This is what Gabe has to say about this picture:

This is a site of Hong Kong not often seen. This is a floating fishing village off shore located between a few islands near the top of the peninsula. You can boat out here and eat at a restaurant they have or fish or come just to buy live fish to take home fresh to eat. This place is huge, about 100 meters long and 50 meters wide. It is built entirely on top of plastic 55 gallon blue barrels and foam blocks with wood planks tied on top. The employees and fishermen live on boats and shacks on the floating village. I asked our host what they do for Typhoons, he said they take the roofs down so they do not blow off, anchor it well then leave for shore and hope it's there when they return. It has survived many typhoons over the years. We ate here for lunch, we caught a few fish, gave it the the staff who cooked it and we were eating it 10 minutes later. It was the best cook fish I have ever eaten. These guys know what they are doing when it comes to fish.

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