Chinese fishermen on a river close to the city of Lishui by Vladimir Proshin.
The image was taken in 2013 during a photo tour when the author was invited by the ’15th China International Photographic Art Exhibition’ under the patronage of FIAP and the Chinese Photographic Organisation and where he was also awarded with the gold medal
Open colour – Honourable mention: Braving the storm, by Joseph Tam. ‘This shot was taken from a fishing village in Dianbai, in China’s Guangdong province.
The fisherman in the timber boat is a courier who brings the catches from fishing boats to shore regularly.
The swirling threat of the storm clouds and thunderous clamour of the angry waves sends a foreboding message to most.