The crew aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat prepare for another day's fishing for tuna on the Indian Ocean, Maldives

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Contributor:

RichardBakerWork / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

B4BDAP

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52.2 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5315 x 3430 px | 45 x 29 cm | 17.7 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

14 November 2007

Location:

Meedhupparu Island, Raa Atoll, Indian Ocean, Republic of the Maldives

More information:

From the book "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" by Alain de Botton (Hamish Hamilton, 2009).

Available for Editorial use only.

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RMB4BDBC–A lookout scans the horizon for tuna fish aboard a traditional Maldivian dhoni fishing boat in calm waters of the Indian Ocean

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RMB4BDBM–Writer Alain de Botton rests with resting crew after day's tuna fishing aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on Indian Ocean

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