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Photo of the Day
May 11, 2009

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Photo: Fishermen hauling a net

Fishermen Hauling a Net, Canada

Photograph by Sam Abell

This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books

Soul and muscle of their island, fishermen haul a net stretched between pitching dories. Home port for these men is Canada’s eastern outpost—a rugged bulwark thrust into the North Atlantic.


From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.

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