Chisi Island
Chisi Island

Boats slowly make their way across Lake Chilwa towards Chisi Island, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #1
Fisherman #1

Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

After dawn
After dawn

Shortly after dawn, fishermen untangle and lay out their nets, Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

Catch for sale
Catch for sale

Fish traders crowd around boats, laden with usipa, which have just landed after the previous night’s fishing, Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018. Usipa is a species of small sardine-like fish that are dried and sold all over Malawi.

Usipa
Usipa

A fisherman smoothes over a night’s catch of usipa, a small sardine-like fish that his crew will sell on the beach at Masaka, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #2 and his wife
Fisherman #2 and his wife

Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Abandoned fishing nets
Abandoned fishing nets

Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Dominic
Dominic

Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

Sarah (not her real name)
Sarah (not her real name)

Kachulu, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Lisa (not her real name)
Lisa (not her real name)

Lisa walks home with her one-year-old son, Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Checking nets
Checking nets

A group of fishermen prepare their nets on a beach, before heading out for a night on the water, Masaka, Malawi, 2018.

Fish
Fish

Nkopola, Mangochi, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #4
Fisherman #4

Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

Cathrine
Cathrine

Former fish trader Cathrine sits in front of a building, holding her one-year-old son, Kachulu, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Alfred
Alfred

Health worker, Nkopola, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Ethel (not her real name)
Ethel (not her real name)

Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

Chrissy
Chrissy

Chrissy stands in her hair salon, Mpyupyu, Malawi, 2018.

Benjamin
Benjamin

Project officer for the Timotheos Foundation, Bangula, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #3
Fisherman #3

A fisherman stands on the front end of an abandoned fishing boat, Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Mercy (not her real name)
Mercy (not her real name)

Mercy stands in front of a reed hut with her son, Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

Beatrice (not her real name)
Beatrice (not her real name)

Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

Chisi Island
Fisherman #1
After dawn
Catch for sale
Usipa
Fisherman #2 and his wife
Abandoned fishing nets
Dominic
Sarah (not her real name)
Lisa (not her real name)
Checking nets
Fish
Fisherman #4
Cathrine
Alfred
Ethel (not her real name)
Chrissy
Benjamin
Fisherman #3
Mercy (not her real name)
Beatrice (not her real name)
Chisi Island

Boats slowly make their way across Lake Chilwa towards Chisi Island, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #1

Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

After dawn

Shortly after dawn, fishermen untangle and lay out their nets, Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

Catch for sale

Fish traders crowd around boats, laden with usipa, which have just landed after the previous night’s fishing, Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018. Usipa is a species of small sardine-like fish that are dried and sold all over Malawi.

Usipa

A fisherman smoothes over a night’s catch of usipa, a small sardine-like fish that his crew will sell on the beach at Masaka, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #2 and his wife

Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Abandoned fishing nets

Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Dominic

Makawa beach, Mangochi, Lake Malawi, Malawi, 2018.

Sarah (not her real name)

Kachulu, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Lisa (not her real name)

Lisa walks home with her one-year-old son, Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Checking nets

A group of fishermen prepare their nets on a beach, before heading out for a night on the water, Masaka, Malawi, 2018.

Fish

Nkopola, Mangochi, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #4

Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

Cathrine

Former fish trader Cathrine sits in front of a building, holding her one-year-old son, Kachulu, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Alfred

Health worker, Nkopola, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Ethel (not her real name)

Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

Chrissy

Chrissy stands in her hair salon, Mpyupyu, Malawi, 2018.

Benjamin

Project officer for the Timotheos Foundation, Bangula, Malawi, 2018.

Fisherman #3

A fisherman stands on the front end of an abandoned fishing boat, Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2018.

Mercy (not her real name)

Mercy stands in front of a reed hut with her son, Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

Beatrice (not her real name)

Elephant Marsh, Malawi, 2018.

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